The war on terror has come to our shores... [View all]

[kentuck]

It is a common human failure to not see reality on first glance. However, the many years of military adventures around the world, mostly the Middle East, has finally found its way to America.

Unlike the Middle East, we have not yet experienced car bombs, as they have in the war zones. However, we did have the OKC bombing and the first WTC bombings involving vehicles.

The present war on terror in America is taking the shape of so-called "lone wolves". They do tend to be of Middle Eastern or Asian heritage. Many of these people, mostly young men, have become indoctrinated thru the modern social media. They have not totally assimilated into the American culture.

This new war on terror is exacerbated by these "lone wolves" easy access to weapons, including assault weapons, and the inability of our political Parties to address the problem.

The massacre in Orlando may have been a hate crime but it was also an act of terror. We may see another mass killing, sooner rather than later, if our politicians do not do something to stop the spread of these dangerous weapons into the hands of these "new" terrorists.

Political correctness aside, this is the way I see it.