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///Originally posted by Robert Mandel////////
London has again been the victim of acts of terrorism, the second such attacks in less than a month.
Now Egypt.
One has to ask why not here?
I think there are actually a few reasons.
1) 9/12 times 2
Look what the US did after 9/11. Nothing will raise the ire of the US like attacks on our soil. And when we are angry, we take action. So, the better course of action is to leave us alone and attack the coalition members. You have to wonder if the mullahs in Iran or the Baathists in Syria are begging the terrorists not to attack us again. They know they're next. As long as we remain attack free, our actions will not escalate, ceratinly not in their direction.
2) American character
Perhaps bin Laden and his ilk misread the US and they now realize it. I have written recently that the enemy seems not to know too much western history. (But then again, I can't fault them, as not too many westerners know western history anymore. Ah, public schools. Maybe they wenbt to our schools. Hey, that's a thought.) They burn flags, we burn civilizations. However, maybe they realize that we are far more resilient than they assumed. Remember, it is still Senator Kerry. They know, as with point one, the very worst thing anyone can do is anger the US.
The best solution is just to let us alone, let us forget what the war is all about, let us drift back into complacency.
3) Patriot Act
Let's just consider for a moment that the Patriot Act has been rather successful. From Buffalo to Lodi, terror cells have been broken up. People forget that most of the anti-terror statutes in the PA were already available to police for use in combatting organized crime. The tools were simply extended to include terror related activities. That's all. Given our successes against organized crime, one can only wonder if the same has been true regarding domestic terrorists. Well, I don't.
4) Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere
Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, some we don't even know about, have seriously weakened the ability of terrorists to attack us. Whether it's a Dean "we're no safer with Saddam captured" to Boxer's latest cookie-cutter drivel "we're creating more terrorists" to the leftist mantra that Iraq has made us less safe, facts prove them wrong. The Iraq war has not only removed the major funder and supporter of terror, but has drawn the moths to the flame and we are killing them en masse. Our aggressive, proactive, and assertive efforts have removed the training facilities, financial support, and key leaders that guide oerations.
Keep in mind who the targets of bombs are in Iraq. They target the innocent, the weak, the militray and police recruit. They don't go after us. Even they, who so desperately want to die, know it's a very quick and unproductive path confronting the US troops.
Whether it's the Philippines or the Horn of Africa, we have been engaged, keeping the terrorists on the run, and most importantly, working with the native peoples to show them there's a better way.
If anything, the results of the last 4 years military actions should be a call for more, not less action.
5) Know your enemy
The islamicists know their enemy. They know Europe well. They've lived with them and dealt with them for many years. They know Europe is far more likely to give up than us. They will try to pick them off one by one. It's not going to work in England, but this strategy, isolate America, is their best shot.
6) Locus of terrorists
Europe has a very large an unassimilated Muslim population, that is also predominantly underclass. They are not only susceptible to, but highly likely to accept, the extreme preachings of many of the clerics. Remember, the 7/7 bombers were all home grown. They don't need to import terrorists. I don't think we have nearly that problem here.
Yes, the 9/11 attackers immigrated here, but that just highlights the difference. Sure, we're going to get a Richard Reid occasionally, but by and large, to attack the US, you're going to have to come here. Not so in Europe where the locus of terrorists is very close.
Of course that will cause some other drastic problems. As soon as Europe wakes to the realization, if they have any of their "old ways" left, the results will not be pretty.
We keep hearing that another terrorist attack is only a matter of time. It's not if, but when. But really? I would venture to say that we're not only safer, we're becoming more safe every day.
Our actions, agressive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, combined with concerted domestic efforts have left the terrorists little breathing room. The American people have shown a much stronger resolve than anyone figured. The greatest fear any supporter of terror can have is an angry US. Probably nothing was as more demonstrative of that then Bush's re-election.
Our success so far means only one thing. Keep the pressure on, don't stop, and continue the fight.
The left has been wrong, so wrong, on every aspect of this great struggle we're in. In fact, they're the terrorists best hope for respite. The constant attacks from within, the relentless pressure, be it a self-absorbed press, "quagmire" Kenndey, "gitmno" Durbin, the moonbats of the lefty blogosphere, or Hollywood directors, the Lilliputians can, just maybe, bring the giant Gulliver down.
When we see another attack in London, and we hear that it could happen here, stop for a moment and ask, "why hasn't it?". Simple evaluation will yield a powerful answer. Because we've been doing it right far more than we've been doing it wrong.
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