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To: Rascal who wrote (43274)	9/11/2002 4:39:09 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

In short, numbing ourselves to the post-9/11 realities will not work. Military operations, while necessary, are not sufficient. Building higher walls may feel comforting, but in today's interconnected world they're an illusion. Our only hope is that people will be restrained by internal walls — norms and values. Visibly imposing them on ourselves, and loudly demanding them from others, is the only viable survival strategy for our shrinking planet. well said, TF. --fl