What is Terrorism Worth?

phobicsquirrel

mustluvcigars

Surely you are not saying we should just let terrorism happen?

phobicsquirrel

let? well I guess we should tell every other country that... No but I am saying that at what price does it take? Even then it will still happen. Terrorism is only a view really. So why not just let everyone be tagged, gps'd, and have roving military along with checkpoints? I guess that would make us safer. And WTF is it with airports anyway? I mean there are enough deaths just from plane crashes than in any terrorist attack. The only attack that would really mean anything in terms of lives would be a nuclear or biological. What a several hundred people died in 9-11. Sure it was tragic, horrible! But at what cost? Thousands of our sodliers have died because of it. The US has done a pretty good job of combating terrorist networks for years. Just because of the bust administrations lack of "caring" or what have you 9-11 happened. Even other agencies outside of the US had intel but no one wants to talk about that.

TatuajeVI

Fourtotheflush

Fourtotheflush

I should say it will take too much brain power that I am seriously lacking at this moment due to another sleepless night.

kuzi16

Vulchor

Im with your reasoning here Kuz and have thought the same thing myself and never gotten an answer I found satisfactory. Squirrel, I also agree with much of what you are saying in your points as well. I believe however (as your post talk about cost) the terrorism threat is one the govt. embraces because it is a way to keep the govt-industrial complex going and going and cost/benefit of that is too great to ever stop more regulations.

mustluvcigars

Luko

What about if you were crossing the border into Canada (or back again)? Then they can search your trunkfor your loaded rocket launcher without any probably cause other than the fact that they don't like the cut of your jib.

Vulchor

I am all for profiling, I dont think anyone said anything against it. With all due respect, I think thats why people hate "profiling" and "sterotypes" soooo much, because they often are wayyyyyy more right than they are off base.

mustluvcigars

kuzi16

kuzi16

kuzi16

mustluvcigars

kuzi16

phobicsquirrel

phobicsquirrel

laker1963

kuzi16

phobicsquirrel

phobicsquirrel

kuzi16

kuzi16

kuzi16

phobicsquirrel

phobicsquirrel

Vulchor

Agreed Laker----I feel, although it is unpopular and perceived as racist somehow...that many of our mid-east problems are solely due to our support is Isreal and our false belief they are morally superior to Islam.....thats as much a reason 9/11 happened as any other reason.

PuroFreak

When in the name of f*ck did profit become an evil word? Why is it a crime for a company to succeed???

clearlysuspect