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49. If you are not afraid of ISIS, you are truly a fool. About 3,000 Americans died on 9/11 ....

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:40 PM

Sep 2014

at the hands of Al Queda, who are rank amateurs by comparison. Al Queda never took large amounts of territory, and held it. Al Queda was never as brutal or lethal as ISIS. Al Queda never had the military prowess of ISIS.

This is not about a few beheaded Westerners. This is about the potential for terrorism like we've never seen it before. It is about thousands of murdered Iraqis and Syrians, who have already died, and many thousands more than will die in a bloodbath if we don't step in. It is about entire ethnic groups destroyed in that part of the world.

It is about a government that we are responsible for creating that has completely failed.

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If you're not afraid of a terrorist attack by militant Jihadists, you're a fool [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

It is the *overreaction* I'm afraid of villager Sep 2014 #1

i am afraid of the attack. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #2

The government LOVES you! nt Logical Sep 2014 #5

Well i am very lovable! hrmjustin Sep 2014 #7

They want the public scared. Congrats. nt Logical Sep 2014 #53

I am scared because i live in a target. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #54

What target? NYC? nt Logical Sep 2014 #55

yes.n/t. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #56

Thanks goodness 911 was a one time only plan. Would not work again. nt Logical Sep 2014 #58

You don't know that. besides it does not have to be big like that. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #59

Yeah, only time ever terrorists targeted NYC. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #70

A lot of planning. No real action! And some of it two guys.... Logical Sep 2014 #72

1995 was more than planning. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #73

Keep believing the wire tap keeps you safe..... Logical Sep 2014 #75

None of that stuff stopped the Boston Marathon bombing. n/t Jamastiene Sep 2014 #89

Funny how this paragraph was ignored by you.... Logical Sep 2014 #76

People worry here in NYC because it is a real threat here. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #77

Though I don't live there F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #78

Well, if daily kos says I have nothing to worry leftynyc Sep 2014 #82

I am not paniced but when I get on buses and trains it is in the back of my mine. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #97

Late to this thread leftynyc Sep 2014 #81

I live in one too, WAY more worried about car accidents Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #94

Yes, you are. In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #121

35 times more likely to be killed by the police than a terrorist. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #86

That may be true but i think it is still an issue in NYC. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #98

Yep, they love to go after NYC. :-( stevenleser Sep 2014 #109

This NYC resident is with you. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #132

I was ready to argue with you and then read your perfect point! The reaction is worse than.... Logical Sep 2014 #3

I'm not afraid of a terrorist attack gratuitous Sep 2014 #4

Really? OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #14

LOL! VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #25

Which terrorist attacks has the Obama administration fabricated? Nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #71

They will also spare no expense jamzrockz Sep 2014 #6

Spot on Bro Caretha Sep 2014 #32

That's the bullshit they want you to believe. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #8

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2014 #9

Yes, absolutely. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #37

I am far more afraid of the police avebury Sep 2014 #10

I think you missed the point of the OP cali Sep 2014 #11

I don't think so. We already passed batshit crazy a while back as evidenced avebury Sep 2014 #15

so so true DustyJoe Sep 2014 #51

it took me a minute to get your point! a long day.... m-lekktor Sep 2014 #12

It has happened or its going to happen... Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #13

yeah,because we didn't entirely change the fabric of our society in the years following 9/11 cali Sep 2014 #26

Cali..this group did the PETN bomb attack, the BA bomb plot, and the msanthrope Sep 2014 #16

Nooooo...a few beheaded americans...who cares. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #17

far better to go and kill thousands, or hundreds of thousands noiretextatique Sep 2014 #20

As long as the "death of a few" isnt you... Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #21

I agree....damn those Civilians Caretha Sep 2014 #34

Emotionally, yes. Ethically, no. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #42

no, even if it is me, I don't want a military response with all of its costs. Vattel Sep 2014 #47

Well, we have a young one in training. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #19

You missed the point. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #46

Land of the brave, where exactly is this fabled land? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #18

You have a good point. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #22

There is a far greater chance of being struck by lightning or attacked by a shark than being killed world wide wally Sep 2014 #23

Excellent point. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #35

What is the mathematical probability of IronLionZion Sep 2014 #45

And that is the problem.... Us world wide wally Sep 2014 #68

Haha! Well played. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #24

The grandmother in Moore, OK probably never thought she would die in a terrorist Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #27

You got guts. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #28

Where is the last one in the USA? Where are the terrorists actually? Where are the weekly..... Logical Sep 2014 #50

Did you read the post? Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #65

Do you mind me asking where you live leftynyc Sep 2014 #83

Right behind you IronLionZion Sep 2014 #87

Agree. 840high Sep 2014 #60

Um...those were all *domestic* terrorists BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #85

Domestic? The guy in Moore, Oklahoma was trying to convert his co-workers to Islam before he was Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #99

The Internet is the danger. That's where they get their ideas from. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #101

They get their ideas from their own heads first. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #112

Still domestic though. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #111

Have I ever indicated we should start bombing mosques in America. Many are telling the radicals Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #127

Statistically there is a greater chance that a person or his/her pet avebury Sep 2014 #117

This does not negate the facts of acts of terrorism by radical groups, Tim McVeigh was a part of a Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #125

Those weren't terrorist attacks. philosslayer Sep 2014 #123

Do you know the facts in the Moore, Okla case? Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #126

Well the FBI and the DOJ know more than either you or I philosslayer Sep 2014 #128

They may never characterized this as terrorist but the facts are the guy who beheaded the Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #129

So let's change this scenario... philosslayer Sep 2014 #130

Yes, it does not matter what religion he was pushing. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #135

"with the intention of intimidation or coercing societies or governments" philosslayer Sep 2014 #139

You may not view it as terror but for myself if I was intimidated by someone or something i Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #141

By your definition... philosslayer Sep 2014 #142

Yes violent crimes are terror, I will continue to hold violence is terror, to scare or intimidate Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #143

I do not fear for my personal safety from terrorists, by do fear you are correct ohnoyoudidnt Sep 2014 #29

We already have been: Oklahoma city , the olympics, remember? rustydog Sep 2014 #30

And of course our Government (and Media) does nothing but incite such over-reaction n2doc Sep 2014 #31

I am fed up with the blackmail being practiced. salib Sep 2014 #33

it's the last sentence heaven05 Sep 2014 #36

Not afraid of an attack per se. but I AM afraid of the US/M$M over-reaction ~nt~ 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #38

I am more afraid of american terrorists larkrake Sep 2014 #39

It still irks me that our government refuses to call the Timothy McVeigh/Eric Rudolph Jamastiene Sep 2014 #114

The Feds don't need another "terra attack." They got rid of every law they didn't like after 9/11. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #40

I'm not afraid of a terrorist attack. Terra Alta Sep 2014 #41

I get your point bvf Sep 2014 #43

What if the militant jihadists use guns? IronLionZion Sep 2014 #44

Our own government is doing what your semi-serious question asks. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #115

My point exactly IronLionZion Sep 2014 #124

as long as you are referring to the reichwingnutjobs masquearading as the xian fundamentalists. niyad Sep 2014 #48

If you are not afraid of ISIS, you are truly a fool. About 3,000 Americans died on 9/11 .... kwassa Sep 2014 #49

911 could never happen again. Never. It was a one time shot. Where are the USA based.... Logical Sep 2014 #52

You forgot your sarcasm tag. kwassa Sep 2014 #57

Good point. 840high Sep 2014 #61

I ask this yearly...... Logical Sep 2014 #62

At least 45 potential terrorist attacks have been thwarted by our security forces. kwassa Sep 2014 #64

Many of those had zero chance of actually happening! And I do... Logical Sep 2014 #67

Not to mention some of those are suspect. F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #79

Whatever. Your premise that there is no threat is false, though. kwassa Sep 2014 #95

Then there's the guy who wanted to kill liberals so he shot up a Unitarian church in Knoxville. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #74

It is all terrorism, regardless of the source. kwassa Sep 2014 #96

And those towers were certainly leftynyc Sep 2014 #84

and the World Trade Center was attacked twice .... most forget the first attack. kwassa Sep 2014 #104

I pointed that out in another post leftynyc Sep 2014 #107

The one in 1993. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #145

Ten times that amount of people die from car accidents in the US every year Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #91

Until the terrorists smuggle in the nuclear device ... kwassa Sep 2014 #106

Basing your response on 24 and Tom Clancy novel scenarios is stupidity Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #134

If I had based my response on that, it would be stupidity. kwassa Sep 2014 #140

Have you read the full 9/11 Report? CJCRANE Sep 2014 #102

No. Have you? kwassa Sep 2014 #105

No, because it hasn't been released. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #122

and your point is? kwassa Sep 2014 #133

We don't even know the full story CJCRANE Oct 2014 #144

Almost as it the former works toward the ends of the latter...hmmm. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #63

Call me a fool then............ Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2014 #66

I can do math. I'm afraid of car accidents and cancer. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #69

+1 F4lconF16 Sep 2014 #80

There is a difference between being afraid and Jamastiene Sep 2014 #88

I used to live in New York City Everything there was dark and dirty... mikehiggins Sep 2014 #90

Great post. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #110

IMO Mr Dixon Sep 2014 #92

That seems more like LWolf Sep 2014 #93

Nope, not personally afraid. bobclark86 Sep 2014 #100

you (and many others on this thread) confirm my suspicion that cali Sep 2014 #113

Oh, I read it... bobclark86 Sep 2014 #119

...and the home ...of ...the ...brave. L0oniX Sep 2014 #103

The over reaction is why they do it. JEB Sep 2014 #108

Hubby and I were just talking about this at lunch. He's more afraid of ebola. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #116

To live in fear is wasting your life. abakan Sep 2014 #118

Kinda like burning down the forest to rid it of toadstools. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #120

I don't know who I'm more afraid of, the jihadists or the ignorant public who snappyturtle Sep 2014 #131

Government reaction would be problematic. MadrasT Sep 2014 #136

I'm still waiting for the Soviets to drop the bomb dflprincess Sep 2014 #137

I am concerned about our potential response. But I do not fear an attack. nt RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #138