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(82,333 posts)Yes, I agree this is not the 1940s or 1850s. We are supposed to learn from the past.
Protection is a matter of quality not quantity. The TSA is the best example of that. "Everyone" is more hyperbole. The killing of bin Laden did not make us either more safe or more endangered. I agree that, had he been killed ten years ago, with or without a drone, the disruption to al Qaeda would have been more acute. As it is, the impact is far less except for propaganda purposes.
Re WTC, the NYC zoning laws are more formidable than al Qaeda could ever hope to be. I hope you're not advocating war for the sake of morale.
As a matter of fact, I don't trust Obama on the use of war powers. He has a record on this. The issue is the vague war powers to begin with. That is far more important that who holds the office.
I prefer neither handguns nor drones but if forced to at gunpoint, I would pick handguns. The technology and cost of drones guarantees a state monopoly on violence and eavesdropping.