[omega4412]

I think Time has a point, and the US ought to be preparing for such an attack -- sealing the borders, interning enemy aliens, getting the exact coordinates of the Kaaba...

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

LOL!

But yes... it's the classic balancing of action vs. inaction. And almost universally--in diplomacy, military strategy or even in the business world--inaction is the costliest option.

And after WTC attack #1, the Cole, the various embassy and barracks bombings, assorted airliner and civilian attacks, possibly OKC, and now 9/11... it's waaaay past time for us to be fretting about how we might make Al Qaeda or Saddam mad if we act to take them out.

Somehow Kaddafi got the message, thanks to the timely and muscular response delivered by Ronald Reagan. Saddam has refused to. It's time for him to go!

[boris]

"I think Time has a point, and the US ought to be preparing for such an attack -- sealing the borders, interning enemy aliens, getting the exact coordinates of the Kaaba..."

Almost. Not interning; revoke the visas of all enemy aliens and deport them. Then begin doing background investigations on "naturalized citizens" from terrorist states to flush out the sleepers and moles.

This should have been done on 9/12/01.

"Internment" is a dirty word and nobody would allow it, because of the Japanese internment in WWII. But visas are revokable RIGHT NOW by presidential decree, and National Guard troops can round them up and ship them home if they will not leave on their own.

A visa is an invitation to visit our country; it can be revoked. It confers no rights other than to be here.

--Boris

[niteowl77]

I think Time has a point, and the US ought to be preparing for such an attack -- sealing the borders, interning enemy aliens, getting the exact coordinates of the Kaaba...

While I am viscerally a member of the "Kaaboom (the) Kaaba Koaaltion," it's obvious that #3 should be a spoiler play. The other two? Certainly!

[FreedomPoster]

>>getting the exact coordinates of the Kaaba...

I've got a little math for you:

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