[Buckeye McFrog]

9/11 wasn't a plan to fly aircraft into Kalamazoo, Auburn, or any other town less than a million population.

Ayman Al-Zawahiri has since published screeds urging his followers to attack second-and-third tier targets.

[dfwgator]

That creates more terror because no place will be safe, most believe as long as they don’t live or work in big cities they will be safe.

[Cboldt]

The risk of sudden jihad syndrome on a small scale is around, any time mohammadans are around.

But yeah, large crowds are by definition target rich. Concerts, sporting events, malls, schools, parades, etc.

Successful attacks are inevitable. A bit like car accidents, we don't like them, but can't stop them. Not saying car accidents are criminal, just that the losses are inevitable.

Anyway, you raise a really good point, and I retreat from my previous position.