Imagine being in a country no smaller than the state of New Jersey where you are surrounded by enemies on all sides of your borders. These enemies pose a serious threat because they have a hate that cuts deep to the bone. They actively yearn to kill you. Their hate doesn’t end there; it extends to any outside country that is a friend. "Death to you" is their call. “We want you wiped off the face of the earth.” If you lived in this country, how would you feel? Would you feel threatened? Imagine living in a constant state of anxiety wondering when the next attack might take place. Will you or a member of your family fall victim to an attack?
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“Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officer and firefighters."
Then we had the Fort Hood Massacre: According to the Washington Post, November 13, 2009, Major Nidal Hasan went on a rampage and killed 12 soldiers. Our president termed in “workplace violence.” It is interesting that he did not call it for what it was, a terrorist attack on our country
In an article by CNN entitled “Shoe bomber: Tale of Another failed terrorist attack” dated December 25, 2009, “Two months after 19 Jihadists hijacked airplanes and flew them into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, Richard Reid attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers on an American Airlines flight from Paris, France to Miami, Florida. Passengers thwarted his plan, and the plane landed safely in Boston Massachusetts.”
We can go on and on citing attacks that have occurred in America and throughout the world. How do we fight enemies coming from so many different sources. A nuclear bomb held in the hands of any one of these enemies will prove to be