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LookieNoNookie -> RE: Explosions at Boston Marathon (4/15/2013 5:30:12 PM)
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ORIGINAL: tj444
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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman
Sorry if it came across as insensitive. My heart aches for the dead, the wounded, and the ones who have to deal with the slowly unfolding nightmare we're watching right now. I stand by my words, we have been very, very, very lucky so far. Up until this afternoon, we could all go to a mass spectator event knowing that, for the most part, nothing like this would ever happen.
A few months ago, at the range I go shoot at, we had a guest who was an instructor for an advanced shooting class in the area. He was an Israeli, and he remarked at how surprised he was to see how little we seem to be aware of how easy it is for an attack like this. He remarked about things like how the trashcans could be used to conceal explosives, how easy it would be to park large trucks near significant numbers of people, stuff like that. Nice fella, wasn't condescending at all, just surprised at how lassez-faire we are considering our position in the world.
Call me insensitive, call me a jerk. I don't care. I am only pointing out the obvious here.
jmo but the term "we've been overdue for something like this" can mean different things to different people.. I was just thinking yesterday that AlQueda has been quiet, and news since OBL was killed had pivoted to Iran and now North Korea.. and no real news on AQ.. I was asking myself that maybe cutting the head off (OBL) did kill the snake (AQ) and they are too fragmented now... but today, I dunno.. too early to know if its them or a domestic nutbar..
Israelis live a different life, terror attacks are expected, everyone there must do a stint in the military, women included, no molly coddling for the fairer sex either.. yes, it is different there.. they are more on guard and think in terms of a bomb room in their apartment building, hotel, etc & you have to know where its located so when you hear sirens you get to that room asap.. who in the US has a bomb room? I guess since they grow up with that constant threat, they are used to thinking in that way and seeing possible bomb hiding places in trash cans, etc.. and imo they are pretty tough vigilant people, cuz they have to be.. personally, I would not want to grow up in that kind of environment tho..
While I have no love for Obama (and even less for Bush), in fewer than 24 hours we'll no doubt see news reports that (but for 9/11) "nothing like this happened on Bush's watch" and then the excoriation of Obama for having allowed this to occur on American soil.
This ain't the time.
Whether this was from outside, or inside, let's just hope that all the losses of privilege we've all been certain we've lost since September 11, now pay off with extreme coordination amongst the "good guys" and let's hope this isn't the start of some kind of wave.
And if it is (and, if it's not), let's all pray for the men and women who care for us, selflessly: the police, firemen, nurses, doctors and those who lost their lives and in some cases, those who now have lost much of their future.
Tonight I'm just going to do what I can, which is, simply, tell my friends and family how much I love them.
In the meantime, stay away from crowds, keep your eyes and ears open, and be extraordinarily cautious.
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