Reply #65: U.S. policy-makers' arrogance and hubris is nowhere more amply

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demonstrated than in the tendency to think that the 'terrorists' (their term, not mine) are stupid or lazy and to underestimate our adversaries' ability to think tactically and strategically. Just because they may have less money or worship a different God than we do does not make them one bit less intelligent than we are. We underestimate their abilities and intellect at our perils.
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My wife and I purposely stay away from any place in LA where big crowds might gather now because, placing myself in the minds of the 'terrorists,' they will probably go after big crowds on their next strike. Oy vey, I shudder to think about it, but my wife and I have our own personal 'exit strategy' from Los Angeles mapped out in case the 'unthinkable' happens and the city is attacked.

On a positive note, here's a creative and imaginative way out of the cycle of irridentism: follow Abraham Lincoln's maxim:

"The best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him a friend."

Oh well, I guess I better never plan on walking the corridors of power in this country. I don't have enough blood lust to qualify.