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To: andyk
As someone who was a teen in October 1962, I can say that the author of this editorial knows nothing of the fear generated by the possibility of thermonuclear war.

Perhaps what the editorialist feels is not fear, but the uncertainty of the randomness of terror. But that randomness is an unfortunate fact of life. Ask the families of those killed by that drunk driver on long Island last week.

The people who lived the Cold War faced the potential for the end of life, not just their life. The fear of death by terorist while harrowing cannot be measured against the fears the Cold War would turn hot. Yet we not only survived, we prospered, raised families, and triumphed. The Orlando Sentinel should take a lesson.

97 posted on 07/08/2005 12:24:16 PM PDT by xkaydet65 (Peace, Love, Brotherhood, and Firepower. And the greatest of these is Firepower!)
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"The people who lived the Cold War faced the potential for the end of life, not just their life. The fear of death by terorist while harrowing cannot be measured against the fears the Cold War would turn hot. Yet we not only survived, we prospered, raised families, and triumphed. The Orlando Sentinel should take a lesson."

Exactly. Why are the markets not being shaken up by this huge, barbaric act? Because we now know who and what the enemy is and are dealing with them best we can. Their are still a big group of Londoners who remember the V2 terror attacks of Adolph Hitler no doubt.

Al Queda thinks they can cause our societies to crumble in hurting our economy. Al Queda has indeed touched and hurt all of us this way, but I am no longer afraid anymore. I am PISSED and will never forget the images of our London brothers and sisters there, or the people jumping off the World Trade Towers.


181 posted on 07/08/2005 3:55:41 PM PDT by iThinkBig
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