tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post8816102640158664497..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: The Connection Between Politics and the Fear of TerrorismA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-41882393641001393562016-09-29T19:17:49.260-03:002016-09-29T19:17:49.260-03:00"The terrorist attacks in Europe and Californ..."The terrorist attacks in Europe and California during 2015 and 2016 prove that it is almost impossible for governments and their leaders to provide full protection from another major terrorist attack no matter what Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may promise."<br /><br />That is true, especially since these attacks were by individuals, or small groups. It makes no sense to say Trump, or Clinton would be better at stopping these attacks by small groups, or individuals. The blame game is nothing but politics. There is no evidence that one party is better at protecting us against terrorist attacks than another party. <br />Reagan lost over 200 Marines on his watch. He responded and then withdrew. Bush had 9/11 and attacked Afghanistan, but then decided to attack Iraq, which blew any stability left in the region. Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know. Bin Laden went to Afghanistan because Saddam would never have let him operate in Iraq. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597062711930899788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-70535852094648349412016-09-19T11:19:03.429-03:002016-09-19T11:19:03.429-03:00"when George W. Bush was in the Oval Office, ..."when George W. Bush was in the Oval Office, Republicans were far more likely to believe that they were safe [from a terrorist attack] than Democrats..."<br /><br />Which only highlights the cognitive dissonance of conservative American voters since the worst terrorist attack on American soil occurred when George W Bush was president.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com