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Originally posted by Donut:
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Originally posted by dragonwolf:
i have no intintion of spending my days ,as long or short as they may be, worring about some stupid thing that may or may not come
the truth of the matter is simply this if we do spend all our time worring about an attack that may or may not come then the terrorest have won and taken away our most valuable gift the freedom and securety of of our lives
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I would agree with this to a certain extent. If the terrorist can change the way that we live then they have already won. However, as Thomas Jefferson said 'The price of liberty is eternal vigilance'.
We can't just ignore the threat and hope it goes away. In London we are being constantly reminded of the need for vigilance. Posters and announcements in public places reminding us not to leave bags unattended and what to do if we see suspect packages.
If you are an American you can help by looking here[/QUOTE]The vigilance quote is sooooo very right. Unfortunatly just like pre-WW2 the US has slipped into complacency and 9/11 was the result. We have a bad habbit of relaxing after each skirmish and letting our military and intelligence go un tended....then someone hits us in our face because we let them. We need to quit drawing down every time we win some battle and keep our intel and combat forces strong and fearsome....to become hollow shells like in the 70's invites every bully in the world to take a swing.