Is there any evidence this is tied to international terrorism? [View all]

[Drunken Irishman]

...you'd think if that was the case, it would've been leaked by now. We knew within hours that ISIS was responsible for Paris. Yet nothing here.

There is no question this is terrorism - just as the attack in Colorado Springs last Friday was. But how we go forward will depend on whether it's domestic or international.

Sure, this attack might be religiously driven. But that doesn't make it ISIS or al-Qaeda. I mean, terrorism is generally rooted in ideological or religious beliefs anyway, right?

The difference, I guess, is that these people have foreign names. It sounds like at least the main suspect is a U.S. citizen, so, again, domestic it would seem.

But that name is something that changes perception. It's interesting watching the outcry toward this, demanding we further erode the rights of Muslims, even using this to attack Syrian refugees (ridiculous) compared to much of what we saw last week with Colorado Springs.

Religious fundamentalism IS a threat to the United States. But so is political extremism.

I just wish we were more aggressive toward the latter as we are toward the former instead of writing it off as always just being a lone wolf or a disturbed individual.