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Terrorism is More than a PR Problem

9/7/2016

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We are just a few days away from the fifteenth anniversary of the 911 attack. It was an unprecedented enemy assault, killing more than Pearl Harbor.

It is less likely that someone could pull off something like that today. However, we are at greater risk than ever before. Al Qaeda was a terrorist group but ISIS is a terrorist country that is far more brutal and ruthless. In addition to the nation it has carved out of Iraq and Syria, it has cells around the world and has been very effective radicalizing thousands of people. These lone wolf attacks are the hardest to stop.

By pulling troops out of Iraq and dithering in Syria, President Obama allowed ISIS to gain strength and territory. We are now bombing them but the rules of combat are so strict that the effectiveness is limited. Nobody wants to see civilians killed, but stopping them will save far more lives.

The real problem is that the Obama Administration sees this as a PR problem. He refuses to mention the religious underpinning of their radicalization. He dismissed ISIS as the “B team”. Now the Secretary of State is telling journalists to quit reporting on terrorism.

He seems to take a Lyndon Johnson “it’s all about me” approach to governing. Now he is bound and determined to close Gitmo. Many of those released have returned to the battlefield and undoubtedly more will do so. The only good reason I can think of to shut it down is so he can fulfill a campaign promise.
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Let’s hope the next president does better. Given the abysmal candidates running, I’m not very optimistic.
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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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