I'd like to quote someone named Dore Schary and comment on how each statement made can be true.
"Loyalty can lead to fanaticism." It seems with all of the suicide bombings around the world that these perpetrators have taken allegiance to Allah to a murderous extreme.
"Caution can become timidity." Our dealing with terrorism, especially happening on our soil, needs to be swift and sure.
"Freedom can become license." Our American way of life allows people who hate us to live and work here. It ought not to be. The Sept. 11 outcome proves this to be true.
"Confidence can become arrogance." Since Sept. 11 was the last horrible "happening" here in America, we think we'll always be OK and we can call off "the attack dogs" or the aggression against our enemies in other parts of the world. Not so.
"Humility can become servility." Hoping bad people will behave will not make it happen. We must defend our freedom or it will die.
Carol M. Pulliam
Kernersville
Comments (2)
ehhh what's in a name, as in a "who cares" (sarcasm there).
Here's Another:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0728/dailyUpdate.html
Posted by James D. Rockefeller | July 29, 2005 4:26 AM
Great points, Ms. Pulliam.
I predict that when the next Muslim terrorist act occurs in the U.S. the detractors of our current administration will scream and shout that we didn't do enough. Currently they say national security is too restrictive, next they'll say it wasn't tough enough.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Posted by JayCee | July 29, 2005 11:35 AM