Being a New Yorker and in the belly of the terrorist target beast so to speak, why is it so difficult for you to assimilate all of the intelligence and information out there? The financial district on a crowded day along with DC is ground zero for the Islamics. How many more times do you need to hear “its not a matter of if, but when” from the mouths who make their living in intelligence and triangulating this stuff until this sinks in? I know its hard to accept especially when you make your living in the NYC, have your home 17 miles away (5 towns?) and would be ruined “when” it happens. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
If I happen to be a block away when a dirty bomb is detonated and I'm gone, I knew the risks and I took my chances.
But I know such an event will not bring the United States to its knees. I was in the crowd of people evacuating over the 59th Street Bridge on 9/11 and there was order, and a police presence and mutual helpfulness and support among New Yorkers.
If 9/11 couldn't erase the rule of law and the humanity of my fellow citizens, then another attack couldn't either.