>Charles,
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>>Walter I think you are confusing *feeling* safer with *being* safer. We are definitely safer today than we were on 9-10 for goodness sake. This is true of the U.S. and of Europe. If you know anything about security and intelligence actions you know that. I have friends with RCMP intelligence and even *Canada* is safer.
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>You seem to forget what happened this year in madrid, did you? And what about the guy that was arrested in holland appearantly planning an attack on one of our public places. And what did it take to make the olympics safe ? Do you know ?
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>Walter,

No, I'm not forgetting Madrid. If you mean terrorist are expanding their target range, you are probably right. We were feeling pretty safe over here in 1940. Britain felt pretty safe in 1938. Wars spread. To think that by reacting passively you can make the problem go away - or hide behind the Maginot line - is somewhat misguided. This problem has existed since 1928. It manifests itself now in increasing vile ways. Choosing to be a non-combattant to score moral-high ground points may be comforting but it will not have a good result.

BTW, learning about America and how it works from Michael Moore is just as silly as learning about us from John Wayne movies. Michael Moore is a buffoon. There are plenty of good reasons to oppose the policies of the Bush administration. Puerile ranting accomplishes nothing and only makes a convincing case to people who only study geo-politics at the movies.'