State of Indifference
I'm starting to wonder if our British cousins have the right attitude when it comes to fighting terrorism. I will absolutely give the Brits credit for their stiff upper lipped response. They refuse to be bullied by a bunch of savages, and they're going to go on with their lives.
At the same time, I wonder if their response isn't one of defiance, but one of indifference. My worry is that years of IRA bombings (most of which, like the bombings of ETA in Spain, involved a pre-detonation warning to allow for evacuation)) have largely desensitized the Brits to the severity of the threat.
In my opinion, and in the opinion of most Americans, the proper response to a terrorist attack by the Islamofascist terrorists is to strengthen one's resolve, and fight them harder on the various fronts, be it through using intelligence organizations like MI5, MI6, and the CIA, or military organizations deployed to places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Brits, though they're better about it than most Europeans, seem to have an attitude of going on with life and letting someone else worry about taking care of it. Maybe it's as a result of the rationing, war bond drives, et cetera of the American populace during World War II, but the American public tends to have a more reactive attitude.
What do you think?
At the same time, I wonder if their response isn't one of defiance, but one of indifference. My worry is that years of IRA bombings (most of which, like the bombings of ETA in Spain, involved a pre-detonation warning to allow for evacuation)) have largely desensitized the Brits to the severity of the threat.
In my opinion, and in the opinion of most Americans, the proper response to a terrorist attack by the Islamofascist terrorists is to strengthen one's resolve, and fight them harder on the various fronts, be it through using intelligence organizations like MI5, MI6, and the CIA, or military organizations deployed to places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Brits, though they're better about it than most Europeans, seem to have an attitude of going on with life and letting someone else worry about taking care of it. Maybe it's as a result of the rationing, war bond drives, et cetera of the American populace during World War II, but the American public tends to have a more reactive attitude.
What do you think?
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