How many more thwarted terrorist attacks will take place before the GOP realize?

Question

that terrorism is better fought with the police, than the military?

Babe, we don't need to ship the NYPD to other places in the country...other places have their OWN police depts, sweetheart...lol

jhl, they can work with police dept abroad...just like the UK has been doing to stop all of their terror attacks. It is working, others are using it, and it is working. IRAQ is NOT.

LCG, if you were to wake up and LISTEN TO THE NEWS (not sure if they had it on fox this morning) you would find that Scotland Yard is rounding up all of the suspects in a thwarted terror attack on it's airports, and we can't find Bin Laden. Stop criticizing me, and start questioning your leadership!

wolfgang, your bitter condescension not only failed to answer the question, but exposed the fact that you think we are at war. Tell me, dear 'soldier' when was a declaration of war signed? Next time, clean your own house of stupidity before knocking on my door.

Answer 1

And other unconventional resources as well. I agree. The police and FBI dealt with acts of terror committed on our soil and against our citizenry prior to 9/11. We can't go around pretending we're in the Cold War and applying Fulda Gap strategy to a war that comes from a faceless entitiy.

Answer 2

The real problem is that too many people in law enforcement do not correctly understand the causes and nature of terrorism.

Terrorists may use political, social, and/or religous philosophies as their stated reasons or goals they hope to acheive, but that is merely window dressing--terrorists want only to hurt people and blow up things. At best, some terrorists choose that life to settle a personal score, even if that score was that their grandmother died in a raid 50 years ago.

If you think terrorists have nothing for which to live, you are mistaken. Typically, they are *given* a reason--to further thier pet cause, regardless of the cost.

Also, governments would be wise not to try to wage any sort of "war" on terrorism. Terrorism is one of those situations in which you cannot put the genie back in the bottle and has a long and varied history. You cannot fight terrorism; your only victories are that you might catch some perpetrators.

Answer 3

Get your facts straight, no one blames the attack on Obama as far as the actual attack. Where do you guys come up with this stupidity. We do blame him for being soft on them which they find as a weakness. See, tea time with a terrorist isn't going to stop them. So by being a wimp he is inviting more attacks. Do you realize there was actually 5 acts so far since he's taken office. Anyways don't go off on the GOP or Cheney for something that is solely in the lap of Obama.

Answer 4

Your question is on the right track but misses the point. The GOP uses the threat of terrorism to instill fear and mistrust.

Terrorism is best fought by recognizing the issues that make a perfectly healthy, reasoning, human adult hate another country so much that they are willing to blow themselves up as a measure of that hate.

Proactive solutions to this mindset are needed to address terrorism. The police and the military are reactive to terrorism and only provides more fodder for their aggressions. As in the case of our soldiers in Iraq.

Answer 5

it takes a combination of the police the intelligence community and yes the military to effectively combat terror, however the premise of Homeland Security is to do that under one agency. They, home land security should take the lead. The Military should be used when it is a country or a large force of terrorists to deal with such as a training base , etc. Good point though

Answer 6

Bravo! You are absolutely correct. The notion that the occupation of Iraq represents the war on terror is asinine. Those who buy into this load of crap are victims of some twisted sense of patriotism. They subscribe to the concept that we're the good guys with the white hats and all Muslims are terrorists. When are these empty heads going to wake up and smell the blood for oil?

Answer 7

We do need both, but we need to focus MUCH more heavily on intelligence and law enforcement efforts.

The wars in Afghanastan and Iraq have been miserable failures in the fight against terror. Global terrorism has INCREASED as a result of these wars. Totally opposite of the intended result.

Answer 8

That is the dumbest thing I have ever read on YA. So, let's cut our chances in half by not using all the resources at our disposal to thwart terrorism?

And btw, one of the terrorists had to be subdued by a citizen in the streets as the police were wrestling with him, a normal citizen came over and clocked him in the face.

But, using your logic, he should have just stood by and watched as the police struggled.

What state do you live in, perhaps you should write your Congressmen to have them give the funds protecting you to a citizenry that understands force protection.

In case you didn't realize it, we are at war dear girl.

Answer 9

Well, wasn't it THAT idea, my dear, that gave us 9/11?

This is what WJC did during his eight years behind the Oral Office desk and it gave some 19 men enough reason to attack this peaceful country on a clear morning in September '01.

The GOP isn't running things anymore either, Asker. You need to ask this of Nancy Pelosi. It is SHE who is running-the-show in the House.

Answer 10

I wonder how many terrorist attacks have been thwarted because the would be planner or bomb-builder was killed by our military.

Both are needed. May be not a full-scale invasion (Iraq), but the disruption of training and recruiting grounds and safe havens is just as important as domestic police protection.