Reply #80: Will, I do believe that there will be another, if not more, serious [View All]

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attacks on the US or its citizens within the next few years. I am dismayed by what I view as unnecessary hysteria that seems to surround the 'discovery' of any type of plot no matter how advanced it is. If the British, Pakistani, and US intelligence agencies have been working on this one for several months, then why did everyone wait until the 'round-up' of suspects to put more security measures in place? It's like locking the barn door after the horses have gone.

I stated somewhere on DU today that I would much rather be killed by a 'terrorist' than promote the endless wars and destruction of all living Muslims promoted by so many in this administration and their fearful supporters.

We're all more likely to die without health insurance than be killed in a terrorist attack. The argument is how to successfully and rationally combat the thousand-fold number of 'terrorists' that our prior and current actions have created. Screaming, 'terra, terra, terra' and 'anyone who doesn't believe GW is the best man to fight this, is a terrorist supporter' is useless.

We need to take the $billions being spent in occupying Iraq and implement the suggestions of the 9/11 commission to secure the country. We need get the US military out of the business of creating more enemies for the US and let the FBI, local police, and CIA track and surveil groups that might wish to harm us, be they domestic or foreign. We need to give up dreams of empire. We need sensible rules for what can be taken on airplanes and 100% checking of cargo loaded on planes.