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CajunBlazer

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41. I looked it up, just like you could have done instead of letting terrorist terrorize you

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 01:16 PM

Dec 2015

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List of US terrorist attack in US: Terrorist attacks by violent jihadis in the US since 9/11

14 people and wounded 21 others in San Bernardino, Calif., Total causalities 35

Firing on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Four Marines and one sailor were killed and a police officer was injured. 6 causalities

Muhammad art exhibit event in Garland, Texas - one police officer injured. 1 causality

Total terror causalities in the US in 2015: 42

Total population of the United States: 322,583,006 as of July 1 2014.

Odds of being a casualty of a terrorist attack in the United States during 2015: 1 in 7,867,878

So you are 8 times more likely to to be struck by lightening than you are of being a causality in a terrorist attack in the US.

So why is it that your are so afraid of terrorists - the easy answer - because you let yourself be frightened by the media, disingenuous politicians, and the terrorists.

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The Recapture of Ramadi from ISIS is a Very Big Deal [View all] CajunBlazer Dec 2015 OP

K&R... spanone Dec 2015 #1

Did you notice..... clarice Dec 2015 #2

there are a lot of 24x7x365 debbie downers here snooper2 Dec 2015 #4

We've heard it all before for over 10 years. bvar22 Dec 2015 #22

taking isis down is great news - but they are very far from finished MariaThinks Dec 2015 #7

Your chances of getting hit by lightning are far better that getting attacked by terrorists CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #23

where do you get the odds of lightning versus terrorism? MariaThinks Dec 2015 #39

I looked it up, just like you could have done instead of letting terrorist terrorize you CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #41

I'm sincerely not convinced that Islamic extremism was their primary motive Nevernose Dec 2015 #31

Don't you think that instesting that he planned another terrorist attack.... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #46

I think you're missing some of the point Nevernose Dec 2015 #48

+1 nt clarice Dec 2015 #40

Nice innuendo there. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #8

I did notice that many so called dems now like war. Doctor_J Dec 2015 #13

If you can't distinguish between "liking war" and... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #24

Already quite a few response with 15 recs and counting. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #16

How many responses do you think it should get? anigbrowl Dec 2015 #20

The gist I got on the BBC World Service the other night was "getting" it is one thing Peregrine Took Dec 2015 #3

Baghdadi might say, "Tell me about it." BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #5

This is good news and the article states why it is such good news very well. karynnj Dec 2015 #6

Agreed. Obama is doing a great job. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #9

It's a huge defeat for the Republicans. kentuck Dec 2015 #10

But Wolf Blitzer said we are all gonna die. ISIS is here! Like, you know, when EBOLA killed us all. winstars Dec 2015 #14

It does not fit their talking point about Obama's not having a plan but facts don't matter to their pampango Dec 2015 #36

I'm surprised Marrah_G Dec 2015 #11

Probably with some help from our CIA and special forces? kentuck Dec 2015 #12

True Marrah_G Dec 2015 #17

The surge is working! Doctor_J Dec 2015 #15

only 6 months of war left! MisterP Dec 2015 #18

Your implied comparison of the Bush Jr. and Obama adminstrations is insulting! (n/t) CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #25

so is your belief that the war is, or can be, won. Doctor_J Dec 2015 #30

Terrorism cannot be totally eliminated... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #32

And it wouldn't have happened without the able support of President Proserpina Dec 2015 #19

You are terribly misinformed if you think that the Russians had anything to... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #26

That sounds like great news. Why did we invade Iraq, again? Octafish Dec 2015 #21

This isn't about the mistakes that Republicans in their arrogence.... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #27

some questions you REALLY don't want answered Doctor_J Dec 2015 #28

I wrote the dang article, and I'm not waving the flag. CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #34

Not just a Very Big Deal daleo Dec 2015 #29

Thank you Mr. Vice President CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #33

It actually isn't. They--and we--shouldn't have lost Ramadi to begin with. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #35

Yes, exactly, trumpet this as a win! CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #37

No, there were Iraqi troops holding out in Ramadi for a while before it fell. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #38

Quit bitching about the past and instead look to the future CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #42

I don't automatically buy any spin that comes out of TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #43

I wote the article - not the White House, not the State Department, not the Penagon CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #44

You're right, of course, CajunBlazer, this is a big deal. Hortensis Dec 2015 #45

You've evidently got a burr under your saddle that I'm not going to be able to remove CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #47