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To: TigerPaw who wrote (5110)	12/19/2003 10:02:11 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

I do not think the threat could ever be "eliminated"- after all terrorists come in many forms, and we even have domestically grown ones- but we could certainly minimize the thread if we were intelligent, and actually went after terrorists. In general I agree with you, I just want to put in that little caveat- hope you don't mind.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (5110)	12/19/2003 10:03:39 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

If my math is right, the odds of an American dying in a terrorist attack in the last three years were about 1 in 280,000. The odds of getting nailed by a drunk driver were roughly 17 times higher: cbsnews.com But dying in a "normal" tragic accident makes you a statistic, not a reason for rabid responses. If we add in handgun deaths, I'm sure the disparity in the odds goes thru the roof. EDIT - firearm murders run about 10,000 per year. So your odds of dying badly due to drunks and Rambos are now 27 times your terrorism risk.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (5110)	12/19/2003 9:10:42 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

This and the similar followup posts demonstrate to all who read them that liberals do not consider terrorism a serious threat to the nation and don't really support fighting it. Thanks to you and the others for making that clear. This is something worth knowing in an election year.