So, Bill Pathetic says that military training will enable people to detect terrorists.
What, specifically, about military training will do so?
A high school equivalence, no rap sheet, an understanding of the word >duty< maybe.
A high school equivalence.
You see, you can join the military even if you have a "rap sheet".
And an "understanding" of the word >duty<.
So, someone who manages to graduate high school is equiped to detect terrorists? Just because s/he knows what "duty" means?
Remember the other war over there? When some of our people died because they were too fucking STUPID to follow instructions and get to the shelter when the missle alert sounded?
Prior to exercises, I had to call up the WIVES of my troops to make sure their HUSBANDS had left them the checkbook (with enough money in the account) and emergency phone numbers.
I cannot begin to describe how stupid and irresponsible the average soldier is.
And you think that 6 weeks of Basic and some AIT is going to change that?
Remember the female pilot with the affair and her court-marshal? And she was college educated.
All military training means is that you can march, salute, know your chain of command and have fired an M16 under training conditions.
It does NOT make you a responsible individual.
(The platoon sergeant gets the calls to get the troops out of jail and when they've stopped paying the bills and for every other infraction.)
It does NOT make you an educated individual.
It does NOT make you a more aware individual.
It does NOTHING that will enable you to better detect terrorists.
If anything, the near constant indoctrination and propaganda would do the OPPOSITE.
Or aren't you aware of just who the airlines were entrusting your >life< to?
I
KNOW who they have working security. The lowest bidder.
By way of comparision, I made $15K a year as E-6(p) after 7 years.
Pay attention to the phrase "lowest bidder".
Rather than believing in the magic of the military, why don't you join? Then you could see how stupid they are. Or, if you can't manage that, why don't you talk to people who were in and listen to the stories of stupidity from them.
If you can't find any friends, why don't you read about the problems that were reported with the military doing security in the airports just a few months ago. I know they were posted here.
Unfortunaltely for you...you seem to believe in some fantasy that the Fed will get something right...that complaining will work. Too late...everyone on the hill is in love with this new plan...its going to be implemented and the masses will >feel< safe.
You see, "The Fed" is
us.
If you don't like the plan, write to your congress critter about it.
Have you?
I have.
Make sure you point out the flaws and recommend ways it could be improved.
This is the US government. There is no magic involved.
I don't like the plan.
Strange, you were defending it just a little while ago. My my my.
Just a few that will NEVER happen. And having those few NEVER happen will mean that any >plan< will only give the >illusion< of security.
Strange. You see, I pointed out how having those implemented would STILL not stop the attack.
But you DID use the word "ensure" in your statement.
Got a half dozen dead that would disagree. Nope...its not 3000...but its dead people as the result of terrorists and explosives.
Sorry, I was using the word "failed" as in "failed to achieve the terrorist's objective". They didn't do what they set out to do. They failed.
And...if you think the next attack will be planes I want what you're smoking.
I was illustrating the holes in your "logic". You need more illustration? NYC. Rush hour. A small plane (prop) with a guy tossing out pipe bombs as he flies along the streets.
Or, if that is too complicated for you, there are always Mexican airliners. Sure, the explosion wouldn't be as big as with a full fuel tank, but the terror would be maintained. And security in Latin America isn't as strict as in the US.
More? Does Saudi Arabia have it's own airline with stops in the US? Why yes they do. Even to NYC. Would it be simplier for a terrorist to just get a job as a pilot or co-pilot? Sure, it would take a few years to get in the right spot, but Allah doesn't care.
More? Well there are more, but I think I've made my point. Even when we KNOW we're vulnerable from aircraft, we STILL cannot defend ourselves.
Well, not with a plan as stupid as that one.
The point is that we CAN defend ourselves. Just as was outlined in that OTHER plan. But it will require that the US change it's policies and mindset.
Something that you have demonstrated is impossible for the average idiot to comprehend.
Rather than dealing with the problem, we'll just piss away our freedoms while knowing that we aren't any safer and that will be that because that's the way it is.
And anyone who disagrees with you is living in a fantasy.
Whatever.
You still haven't answered WHY Osama is targetting us.
#1. Know your enemy.
Besides...you brought up suicide bombers. Most of them use themselves (or a car) full of explosives.
And I file "hijackers who crash planes into buildings" as "suicide bombers".
And your point is? The explosives are used because it is the simplest method. You don't need to be particularly intelligent or adept to manage that.
Now, the problem they have is that there are a limited supply of those kind of people. Of course, more are born everyday. But we could practically dry up their supply in one generation.
Ever wonder why there are so few US citizens who become suicide bombers in the US? We have our fundamentalists. We have our poverty. We have fundamentalists in poverty. So, what is the difference? Why do we see so many in the mid-east but NONE in our mid-west?
Again, the root cause. Find that and you can end the supply of bomb carriers.
That will leave the few professionals. Which will have to be dealt with differently.
Let me explain ONE thing to you.
