Thanks for your clear, concise thoughts. I think I get it. Think Israel and what they have been through. It is hard to cognize that sitting in a local Starbucks could cost you more than the latte. But, I guess that is the way more and more Americans are going to have to think. No more Code White...more Code Orange. Massad Ayoob's code, not Ashcroft's.
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Massad Ayoob's code, not Ashcroft's. Amen. Even though I don't expect my sleepy Southern town to attract enough attention from terrorists to be really heavily armed, I always have "something better than a pistol" in my trunk. Just in case I need such a thing.