Wow rdb3, suddenly the room went quiet.
I disagree with the author's assertions. But that is beside the point. I respectfully submit that it is not beside the point, because the author did not assert anything. She hasn't the courage to do that. She tried to get her manekin-doll Bush to assert something that the real Bush did not say because she is a coward.
The question that you have posed to the poster is excellent and deserves and answer.
I disagree with the author's assertions. But that is beside the point. The real question here is, what do YOU propose we do to guard ourselves on the terrorism issue?.This is irrelevant, because a. DeCoster wasn't trying to address terrorism but the expansion of the powers of the state, and b. no one is likely to come and ask me how to solve the problems anyway, ; however, since you asked politely (unlike some) I'll give you the most obvious (obvious to all but the FAA that is)
- ARM THE PILOTS! Easy effective.
- LET THOSE PASSENGERS WHO HAVE CONCEALED CARRY LICENSES CARRY. If you're worried about bullets cliping a hydraulic line issue them sintered powdered metal rounds, but this gets into technology not direction.
- FLATTEN THE TALIBAN USING THE NORTHERN ALLIANCE TO DO IT.
- Then JUST AS IMPORTANT after the repressive regeme is ended START FREE TRADE and get rid of economic sanctions.
- Get rid of economic sanctions everywhere. The rulers of sanctioned countries always manage to live in luxurious circumstances anyway. This will raise the overall wealth of the region leading to fewer recruits to evil causes. These are some real obvious ones.
- Close our borders to immigration from third world countries.
All of the increased so-called "airport security" is doomed to failure, because it's just doing more of the same. Providing defense free zones for terrorists