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I don't believe that comparing 911 to WWII is at all fair.

To begin with, We mobilized our troops against Hitler and Japan after Pearl harbor. Japan had already taken the entire area of the South Pacific and Germany had overrun most of Eastern and Western Europe. Because of our Pacifist tendencies, We had to act immediately because it was nearly too late.

The War on terror is the direct opposite. Our enemy is in hiding and very few in numbers. They also do not prescribe to the Geneva Convention's protocol, as well as, they are scattered across the globe. They are also very primitive and have their ideals centered in the 11th century.

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What's all that got to do with our failure, after 28 months, to implement relatively simple measures to x-ray cargo and mail at airports, as well as a whole host of other commonsense security measures ??

Surely as a nation, we can do better here at home to defend ourselves.

Surely we can defend our borders - THAT is the primary role for our federal government, after all, to provide for the common defense.

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The War on terror is the direct opposite. Our enemy is in hiding and very few in numbers. They also do not prescribe to the Geneva Convention's protocol, as well as, they are scattered across the globe. They are also very primitive and have their ideals centered in the 11th century.

Gosh, do you think it would help if we identified the enemy? Bush says the enemy is "terrorists" but any person who had their coffee this morning realizes the enemy is "islamic terrorists." To compound his error and politically correct thinking, the Theologian-in-Chief demands that we believe that "Islam is Peace." Meanwhile, our airports are no safer, our borders are no more secure, and our citizens are less free.