Amen. AQA (Al Queda in America) is thinking, "Man, all those defenseless Infidels in one spot and cops too afraid to fight back! Allah is Fubar!"
No, Whitman was not a Viet vet.
A college RA (”residence assistant”) is usually an older student or graduate student who operates as a kind of watchful older brother to keep younger students from getting totally out of control, and who is the first one to whom you report if your neighbor’s music is playing too loud, etc.