I think I just caught up with everything since my last reading.
JimB points out something that is right, smack-dab on spot here.
This is the DoD definition of terrorism:
"the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological."
The ultimate goal of terrorism is to bring a society to its knees by causing that society to collapse in upon itself over the threat of terrorism.
For the price of a few dollars and some willing sacrificial idiots, HUGE returns can be made in comparison to traditional uses of force against an enemy.
What kinds of changes? Gee, what indeed?
How 'bout the "Patriot Act"? We ALLOWED our own government to institute Orwellian laws right and left through just this act alone.
How 'bout all the TSA bullsh*t? We ALLOWED the government to step in and mandate prostate exams, colonoscopy exams, PAP smears, nude body exam machines, and more just to fly from point A to point B.
How 'bout the ever increasing militarization of our police forces?
Now let's take this to London:
May: I’ll rip up human rights laws that impede new terror legislation
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...-legislation/ar-BBCaRyG?li=BBnb7Kz&OCID=HPDHP
AWESOME! In addition to all the other things the UK has going for its nanny state, now they want to deliberately circumvent their own "human rights" laws. Does this sound familiar? Wanna bet we see them passing their own "Patriot Act"?
JimB has a valid point...we can't win by allowing terrorists to force us to change the foundation our societies are built upon. If we do...
WE'VE ALREADY LOST.
We're losing the battle on terrorism through various means...and this is one of them.
Kill a terrorist? Good. Kill an "innocent"? More terrorists.
We keep futzing around in the Middle East without an understanding that we're NOT dealing with "nations"...we're dealing with TRIBAL FACTIONS...and they all hate each other. There is no unity between the tribal factions, outside of the fact that they're all "Muslim" and everybody outside them is an infidel. They'll happily slaughter each other, as they have been for centuries, and they'll be even happier to take our money/arms to continue doing so while also turning against the infidels supporting them in the process.
We need to stop that sh*t.
Terrorists need to know that their targets aren't "soft" targets. They don't get to know this when they see their target's societies are acting and reacting like victims.