Boston Marathon Bombing

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Zeke

I have no idea who committed terrorism in Boston but if we overreact and swat a fly with a Buick like we did post 9/11, they will have achieved their goals.

That was my thought. We truly did give them exactly what they were after; To throw us into economic disarray and divide us.

Someone was on NPR talking about that very thing this morning........and how we need to get over it. We can't just go around launching massive military adventures everytime this happens, or eventually, we ruin ourselves economically. If anything, the next real terror attack will prove the ineffectiveness of it.

My nephew made an interesting point last night; "They kill three thousand of ours, then we blow trillions of dollars, go broke and end up with thousands more dead and tens of thousands more wounded. They get all of that for the cost of a box of razor blades and a few airline tickets."

Not quite accurate, but he does have something of a point.

Dave