What our Jihadist friends don't realize (well, perhaps the real smart ones do) is that the United States is so well armed at the civilian level that this country can become, on very short notice, as armed as the Northwest Frontier in Pakistan. The Eurotrash could never respond on a popular level like we could, simply because the concept of the militiaman is alien to them. So they trust the State to protect them.
We do too, but sometimes we know that Government effs up. September 11th was one of those times. The left hand simply didn't know what the right hand was doing, and our friends from AQ walked right through the gaping hole in our defensive line. They didn't even have to run. They simply walked through.
Here's my suggestion, for what its worth. Al Qaeda, I think, has us concentrating on spectacular, Big-Time-Film-At-11, attacks. What if they switched tactics?
What if they tried to take a leaf out of Hamas' or Fatah's playbook?
Suicide bombings. Better yet, commando attacks on populated areas or military installations. Oh sure, the commandos would die, of course. But, the attacks would be designed to show the American people that their government couldn't even protect them at the local level.
This is where the Second Amendment comes in. This is our ace in the hole. When a holiday or an event comes around in which people will tend to gather together, that's when all you Concealed Carry folks start, well, carrying.
Start thinking less like Americans, and more like Israelis, and we just might be able to engage the little buggers quicker than they anticipated.
If there is one thing I would recommend to Bush, it would be for him to declare that "open carry" should be recommended. Sadly, I don't think they've come to that conclusion yet.
Yeah, a big attack is just as likely as this one, but several smaller, but very bloody attacks at the same time is just as likely.
Be Seeing You,
Chris