They Think It Can't Happen Here Again!!!!

[likwid]

Make penalties 100x more brutal.

Take away licenses permanently.
Put people in jail for long periods of time for drunk driving.

[Homerun04]

I agree wholeheartedly likwid.....so let's do those things.

But why would doing any of those things prevent us from also fighting terrorism? In other words, the original statement made was that the USA needs to focus our resources on domestic issues that cause more deaths to our citizens then terrorism.

I don't see very many resources needed to implement your suggestions. So, let's do both - simultaneously --- fight terrorism AND fix the drunk driving issue. Seems we have the resources for both. One is NOT interdependent upon the other.

[fishweewee]

I have a low-cost, but ultimately greasy solution.

Put cooked bacon in every subway car, cargo ship, airport, and other suitable public places. Replenish as needed. Kinda like dangling some garlic to ward off vampires.

If you really want to get mean, invade all mid-east countries, then, institutite American football as the official sport. You know, pigskin?

weewee

[Homerun04]

weewee - you are a mess.....

[likwid]

The issue is, money can be spent fixing roads, fighting drunk driving, helping quell joblessness, the homeless and whatnot and we'd SEE the results, look at the numbers on the "war on terror". BILLIONS are being pumped out the door and out of our pockets yet what does it do for us? London wasn't "saved" by the war on terror. And there's plenty of big heads in the extremist scenes still running around and evading the US on probably a quarter of what we spend in a week to try and find them.

3 groups claiming responsibility for London, nobody is sure who did it.

They won't have to bomb the US to win, they're already doing a good job creating an ENORMOUS debt.

[Homerun04]

I agree. But again, all those things you claim we should be spending our money on, we actually ARE already spending our money on.

Seems to me your arguement lies in the AMOUNT of money you want to see spent on these other areas versus a war on terrorism.

So I will ask my final question on this thread -- what would YOU do if YOU were the President of the US, and you took a solemn oath during your Oath of Office that above all else you would protect the sovereignty of the US and safety of her citizens?

I don't equate bad roads with terrorism.....you could always choose to not drive if you think our roads put you at risk. You can't choose to not be blown to bits by a terrorist. But I do understand your desire to see your own tax dollars being spent on something for you that is more tangible for you to see results. My arguement is -- your money IS being used on something for you --- your safety and hopefully saving your life from a potential terrorist attack. Don't blame the US government for having to spend your money on preventing terrorism instead of the other things you want your money spent on -- blame the terrorists. Without them, we could be spending your money where you want it spent.

[likwid]

The money may be being spent on those things, but efficiently? Need we mention the 3 year project for the highway department to fix the 140 bridge in New Bedford right before 195? LOL I can't think of a single time that I went by that project that they were actually working and not just standing around looking pretty.

Honestly, I couldn't tell you what I'd do the president's shoes, I would never wanna be in that position.

And as far as choosing not to be blown to bits by terrorists? Sure you can choose not to be, because you REALLY think they're gonna blow up an area that has a couple cow farms and a lot of woods? Or howabout obscure cape beaches?

Back to money again since you edited, sure we can spend money on fighting terrorism, but do we need to spend it on $5 billion Halliburton contracts? And then be told that they didn't think they should tell us about it? Like I said, they don't have to bomb the US, just keep sending out propaganda, we'll keep HEMMORAGING money chasing ghosts and crap leads.