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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Sure. I don't think the trust is there, but I think that's because we haven't invested in it. I hope that changes, as I think this type of infrastructure is invaluable with the threats we face.
However, when Congress is wasting time posturing on torture (which will have absolutely zero correlation with what actually occurs), I question whether we're prepared to go forward with an Israeli-like attitude. Don't get me wrong, I think they face a greater threat than we do, but I think their small scope yet cutthroat attitude is the blueprint for waging this type of defense. I'm not sure that the support wouldn't be there for this kind of action, but a lot of my liberal friends have been promoting this view lately, and I've developed some questions as a result. When people on the left are protesting the US Army Sniper School, I think it brings about natural concerns. Maybe the changing of the threat has changed people's minds on such tactics, I'm not sure. Interesting subject though.
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My biggest issue is that I don't have any concrete idea of what the "threat" is anymore. I know there are people out there who hate America for various, usually self-serving, reasons, but I'm so numb to "omg scared!" that I have no true conception of what's going on. And I think that we shouldn't be giving up civil liberties in exchange for feeling safer. Though that's another story altogether, it's the side of Israel that I don't like.