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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
Right? WTH are these people talking about? There won't be any complacency on the military/LE/DHS side of things, in fact we are actually in a heightened watch right now. Unless they are speaking of everyday civilians becoming complacent then -
I want to ask these people what they've done today to protect themselves from a terrorist attack and if it was any different than what they did a week ago (before Bin Ladens death) to protect themselves. I'm sure I'd get a deer in the headlight look as a response.
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I'm not so much doing more to protect myself from terrorism, but I did take some time to think about upcoming travel and that not will something happen, but when. Something happening could be the announcement of a foiled plot or an actual event, but there are people who will find motivation in the death of that man. I worry about my friends and family who travel and what could happen outside our borders. My reaction has been one of relief; we now know he is dead. Then it changed to one of uneasiness and I will admit, fear of retaliation.
I'm actually most concerned about the civilians of Pakistan, that can't be a good situation to be living in at the moment. Some may think Pakistan collaborated with the enemy and led us to him, and if not involved then damned for letting us get in the country and kill someone there. Reading outside USA news sources gives a lot of different perspectives and Britain has been the most fascinating to me. There are some who are pleased as they have emotions tied to their own attacks of July 2005 carried out by al Qaeda members, and by Osama dying it may be cathartic and bring some a sense of justice. There are also others who question the authority of the USA to go into a country they aren't occupying and kill someone.
A friend posted this on facebook, and I spent some time with the author when he spoke on campus. I don't agree with him 100%, but the part about reactions and curing diseases did get me thinking.
http://www.timwise.org/2011/05/killi...ge-and-revelry
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