So, it has come to light that most airlines, in the face of fearful Americans who are afraid of repeats of 09.11 on the one year anniversary, are canceling most of their flights for the 11th. I know that bin Laden and the rest of Al Queda aren't the brightest bulbs in the box, but they certainly are not going to do something like that on the same day they did so last year. They will, at best, strike a few days before, or a few days after, and at worst both. The war in Afghanistan is ending, the people have taken back control of their country, but the war with Al Queda has only just begun, and more lives will be lost. Al Queda is most certainly behind the attacks in Israel, and they will be the cause of more attacks on this continent. The US is still a very reactionary government, with too little preparation. Yes, they need to stop attacks before they happen, but they also need to keep the freedoms of the citizens.
In the many businesses involving attacking and defending, the best of the business know that to beat the attacker's you must think like them. Wise words, those are, though they are ignored by the majority as expressions of paranoia and fearfulness. Until such time as those trying to prevent terrorist attacks actually start thinking like the terrorists, there will never be an easy way to stop it. The only other way to stop terrorism is to lock down the country, stop all forms of travel, and remove all forms of weaponry, and even then you leave yourself open to importation of weaponry and stuff like that. Essentially, what I am saying, is that that there is no way we can stop terrorists, for every time we take away one avenue of attack,they will most certainly devise another dozen to foil them.
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