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Lest We Forget

9/11/2016

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It is rare for the country to be radically changed in a single day. September 11, 2001 was such a day. Al Qaeda’s evil plan left 3,000 dead and 6,000 injured. Today we mark the fifteenth anniversary of the day the towers came down. We should remember the dead, honor those who lost their lives while protecting us and resolve to do our part in the war on terrorism.

Unfortunately, the government is not doing enough to keep us safe. I have already discussed the Obama administration’s abysmal effort to fight ISIS. I believe their heart is in the right place but their decisions often lack common sense. At airports they assume a three year old boy, a ninety year woman and a nervous twenty-something from the Middle East are equally likely to be terrorists. I once read that they spend $10 on security per airline passenger while spending a penny per passenger on other forms of public transportation, the most likely source of future attacks. Local and state governments can also be foolish. Someone compiled a list of possible targets in my section of the state and included a popcorn stand.

An even greater problem is rampant political correctness. People had spotted several bombers acting suspiciously but didn’t notify authorities for fear of being perceived as prejudice. Donald Trump’s approach is equally damaging. I would guess that less than a hundred people are actively planning a terrorist attack. There are over 3 million Muslims in the country. We need to find the needles rather than going after the haystack.

What can we do? Most important, we can keep our eyes and ears open and report suspicious activity. Being of a certain ethnicity or religion does not constitute suspicious behavior. Finally, we must not give into fear. We should take reasonable precautions and then go about our lives.
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I hope we are safer on the twentieth anniversary of 911. Changes must be made for that to happen.

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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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