[Jdanz]

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"I know I'm not the only one who thinks the "war on terror" is mostly a huge, though politically useful, distraction from issues that have an infinitely greater impact on the day to day life of the average American. "

Exactly the "head in the sand" leftie I was talking about.

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I think it is reasonable to hold your view point, do you think it is reasonable to believe that the fear of terrorism is overblown?

I think that people in the middle east are generally poor with little access to much power, especially the kind of people who would actually be carrying out attacks. I am nearly sure that these people as a whole could launch attacks on america that would kill americans, I am at the same time fairly convinced that their ability to do anything that would effect the functioning of our country as much as our "war on terror", or kill anywhere near an many innocent civilians somewhat preposterous.