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Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
Why is it that Americans seem to have lost their zeal in fighting the terrorists ...the further away its gotten from September 11th?
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I don't think it's a matter of losing their zeal. I believe it's a combination of things.
1). The war on Terrorism is not one fought on land or for territory. It's all about Intelligence. People were sold a false bill of goods. We are gonna get those terrorists and make them pay. But the question is who are the terrorists.
It's like trying to find a heckler in a dark but crowded auditorium. You hear someone shout something while your friend is singing. But you don't know where it came from. The only thing that you can do is wait for that person to say it again or for someone near them to step up on your friend's behalf. This person's boldness in heckling may then go on to influence another person to heckle as well. This leads to another source of heckling that goes unchecked and thereby builds up the confidence of the hecklers.
Now flip that and apply it to terrorism and you will see the first part of the US's dilemma.
2). We are still a microwave society. We want things fixed and solved right away. That's why the interest seems to be waning cuz Americans are fixated on quick results.
3). This administrations seems to be grasping at straws and trying to make ANY connection it can to terrorist activities. People are tired of being on Threat Level Orange, Yellow, or Fuschia. The more they point fingers the more their accusations seem unfounded. People will listen based on emotion, but they will only believe based on proof.
I hope that answered your question. If you have any follow up questions please let me know.