General Discussion

which I can't really evaluate without more information, there should be much more rational discussion about how to reduce injuries of various kinds in the US. Stairs, for example, could surely be designed in a way so that not every old person in the country breaks their hip falling down them. (Yes, I am exaggerating.) We act like the only true tragedy is when a terrorist hurts someone, and we spend trillions of dollars and sacrifice the lives of soldiers and of innocent bystanders trying to reduce that risk. You are criticized in this thread (and rightly so) for making unjustified assumptions, but you at least you identify your assumptions. When our political leaders defend the war on terror, they don't even try to seriously argue that their approach is a rational way to reduce risks for Americans.