Posted on 10/09/2001 12:03:41 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:47:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
With Sunday's aerial attacks against targets in Afghanistan, the United States' military might has begun to be em-ployed in the war on terrorism. Now is a good time to ask: To what end?
Seeing to it that America is secure will entail not just effective offensive operations but a rigorous and long-term investment in a real civil defense capability. The latter must include, among other things, greatly improved planning and preparations for the evacuation, collective protection and medical treatment for millions of Americans currently at risk of new and far more devastating terrorist attacks. Such a passive defense program would, of course, be a needed complement to active defensive measures such as anti-missile and anti-aircraft systems, not a rival for funding and other resources.
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Avenging our dead is reason enough. Whoever doesn't take Sept. 11 personally doesn't want to be in the same room with me.
Well said. Has this country lost the ability to feel RAGE? No war has ever been won without rage.
Good answer.
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