Terrorism; Who's Fault Is It Anyway?

By Douglas V. Gibbs

When the Detroit-bound Flight 253 terror attempt happened, fingers began to point. Janet Napolitano said the system of security worked perfectly. Obama saw the attempt as the radical actions of an isolated extremist. Some Democrats said that it was all Senator DeMint's fault for blocking the nomination of a new TSA chief. Other Democrats blamed Bush's policies, and the fact that all of them had not been changed yet. Folks like myself quickly recognized the weak defense policies of the Obama Administration as being largely at fault for the terror attempt.

But in the end, the attempts against America by the Nigerians on board planes bound for Detroit, the shoe bomber during the Bush Administration, the attempt at Fort Dix, or the successful slaughter of American Soldiers at Fort Hood does not lie with any American politician - though their actions, or inactions, may encourage such activity.

Ultimately, the blame for Islamic Terrorism rests on the shoulders of Islamic Terrorists. It is the terrorists that make terrorism happen, despite the political party of the person residing in the White House when the attempt takes place. It is Islamic Terrorists that are targeting America, and it is Islamic Terrorists that are taking action to kill non-Muslims.

George W. Bush saw these attempts as acts of war, and that is part of the reason we saw little terrorist activity against the United States during his terms. President Obama refuses to see these threats as acts of war, so I think that the enemy is emboldened by Obama's policies. Though I recognize that President Obama, and his weak policies, are encouraging the Islamic Terrorists to move against America, however, it is the fault of Islamism that we experience terrorism.

If the cause of terrorism lies with the terrorists, then why are we trying to protect America by banning "things" on airplanes? Why aren't we taking a cue from the Mossad, or Scotland Yard, on how to handle terrorists? If you wish to stop terrorists from causing terrorism, wouldn't it make sense to zero in on people who fit the description of terrorists? Shouldn't we be paying more attention to profiles, than items? Don't get me wrong, I do not think we should replace our current security measures with profiling - I believe we should add profiling to our existing security measures.

Who do you think the Scotland Yard keyed in on while the Irish Republican Army was committing acts of terror against Great Britain? The Swedes? The Swiss? Japanese tourists? Or Irishmen traveling from Belfast with no luggage, and one way tickets?

Our political correctness has handcuffed us, making us unwilling to recognize the obvious.

Think about it. The Nigerian terrorist of Flight 253 was a Muslim with a one-way ticket, no luggage, and his father had recently gone to a U.S. Embassy to inform them that he believed his son had been radicalized.

And we missed it?

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