Putting the terrorist threat into perspective
An eye-opening contrast from Glenn's article:
The total number of Americans killed by Islamic terrorists in the last 5 years -- or 10 years -- or 20 years -- or ever -- is roughly 3,500, the same number of deaths by suicide which occur in this country every month. This is the overarching threat around which we are constructing our entire foreign policy, changing the basic principles of our government, and fundamentally altering both our behavior in the world and the way in which we are perceived.
3 comments:
Approximately 3000 in one day is not acceptable, no matter what the odds.
Of course it's not acceptable. The question is, how do we respond?
Good question. Do you have an answer?
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