[sixmil]

What really makes this hard to swallow is that we are spending 2 trillion dollars to prevent it and where are the results? Oh right, that's classified. I hope the administration realizes that they need to do a little better than 'attacks are inevitable' with our 2 trillion dollars, or they will get throttled at the voting booth yet again. If they can't provide security, then stop trying and give the money back. This is becoming an American hallmark - funding is mandatory, results are optional.

Another difficult thing for me to swallow is the unspoken suggestion that we need to tolerate potential terrorists on our soil in order to maintain an "open" society. The costs far outwiegh the benefits, as we learned Sept. 11th. These guys use our technology, society, charity, you name it, against us. Without us they have nothing; they depend on us, not the other way around. If the only price for living in a terrorist free country is being called an isolationist, closed society-ist, or Berlin Wall lover, then I'm way ahead of the game; sticks and stones may break my bones...

[WRhine]

Another difficult thing for me to swallow is the unspoken suggestion that we need to tolerate potential terrorists on our soil in order to maintain an "open" society.

Absolutely Right On. Nice Post sixmil. That is the suggestion the administration is making.

[anniegetyourgun]

Re #5 - I suspect we may never know how many attempts have been thwarted already - such as the item out of FL yesterday.