[fporretto]

Perhaps he should go, Elle, but that doesn't bear on the essential truth of what he said:

1. The U.S. is an open society that doesn't track the movements of people within its borders.
2. Terrorists know this and will exploit it.
3. They also know that the implements of large-scale destruction can be obtained here with relative ease.
4. They're willing to die -- some of them, anyway -- to cause harm to Americans.
5. Ergo, the probability is extremely high that they'll succeed at some point in the future.

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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[Movemout]

I don't think Mueller should be fired, even if he can be fired, but you have to admit, that as a leader, he has at least a modicum of responsibility to rally the troops. Colonel Bowie didn't dwell on the fact that 180+ of his troops at the Alamo were likely dead men walking. He allegedly challenged them to hold Santa Ana at bay until reinforcements arrived. The leaders in Somalia's Black Hawk Down battle didn't tell their troops they were in deep kimshee and some them were going to die. It was unnecessary. The troops knew it. But the leaders exhorted the troops to fight back. We lost about 20, the bad guys lost maybe more than a thousand. There is a way to express a likely negative outcome without sounding a tone of defeat. Mueller should know better.

[Dialup Llama]

>The U.S. is an open society that doesn't track the movements of people within its borders.

>Terrorists know this and will exploit it.

Terrorists are not citizens. The Constitution is not a suicide pact. We had better be able to track the movements and identities of foreign visitors.