Hmmm.does he even mention Islam?
Bruce http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061117/OPINI ON01/611170337 We must work harder to defeat terror By David Ratliff At home and abroad, the world seems to be evolving into a more violent place with each passing year. Whether dealing with radical Islamic terrorist groups or reacting to the sad and tragic recent school shootings, we as a civilized society are dealing with enemies who are willing to die while trying to kill us. Remember the Japanese Kamikazes from World War II? These people are similar, except with one great distinction: Today's suicidal maniacs are not associated with simply one country, locale or region. They are found anytime and anywhere. The driving force behind the very existence of the fanatics is to strike fear in the heart and kill when least expected. These enemies are the most difficult to combat. The school shootings must be addressed as terror attacks. Every resource within our grasp must be used to protect our children. Some schools in the Pine Belt have their own police forces with armed officers patrolling the halls. There are security cameras on campuses and buses. "Lock down" drills are becoming common. Yet more work is to be done. It is saddening to think of our youngsters in a learning environment that has more of an atmosphere of incarceration. Long gone are the days of my father when he'd take his .22 rifle to school each day to shoot squirrels on the way home. Yet there were no school shootings in those days. What has changed? Simply put, it is a new day requiring new approaches. We must forge ahead in unity with tactics that ensure the safety of our kids. I'm afraid we'll have to redefine what our kids remember years from now as the "good ole days." As for America's war on global terrorism, the approach is in order. This is not old-fashioned conventional warfare. This enemy does not reside within the borders of a particular hostile country. He is sprinkled over the globe, waiting and watching for the next opportunity to bring havoc, fear and death to innocent, freedom-loving people. Death for this enemy is considered part of the gig and brings glory to their cause. The president has taken many and varied steps to stem the tide of these sick savages. I don't agree with every approach President Bush has taken to thwart terrorism, but I'm reminded of the words of Winston Churchill, "I never worry about action, but only about inaction." We as a nation, including our elected leaders, are not always going to make the perfect decisions, nor will we always get the desired results. We must, however, take action and be about the business of vigilance and diligence to quell terrorism in the world and keep our kids safe at school. Gone are the days of open schools and boarding a plane without much concern about bringing along your pocketknife. Those and many like freedoms are of the past. Disagreements on the particulars will exist, but its time to pull together and protect our bigger freedoms and our way of life. Collectively, terrorism may never be eradicated from the earth, but that doesn't mean that total eradication should not be the goal. Our thinking and approach must be retooled to combat a relentless enemy of freedom that can't always be seen until he strikes first. Much hard work is ahead but it's worth it because these are the days our children deserve to remember as the "good ole days." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. 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