The Russians Aren't Coming But The Terrorists Are

The Russians Aren’t Coming,

              but the Terrorists Are

Those of us who can remember the hottest time of what came to be known as The Cold War can recall people actually building bomb shelters in their backyards. A secret place was built to hide the entire Congress and other key individuals in case of atomic attack. As I recall, it was an excavation under the famous Greenbrier Hotel. I have written before that when I was in elementary school, we actually had bomb drills with all of us climbing down under our desks.

Well, the Russians didn’t bomb, nor did they come.

Our concept of that threat was one nation attacking another nation.

Over time, the threats have changed---dramatically.

We do not currently have any nation that worries us much. But there are a growing number of clubs, angry groups, religious fanatics who hate us. And they have the money and the training to seriously concern.

For years the citizens of the nation of Israel have faced the fact that just going to the grocery store, boarding a bus, or going to a club could result in their dying in a terror attack.

Recently we have seen this type of fear spreading across the world. One angry man can bring down on us the worst of consequences. A group of angry people working on a subway or airport or sport arena can easily kill many of us.

I am sad to say that the new way to make political statements is beginning to occur in many places in the world, but the primary target will ultimately be the United States of America.

We cannot guard against this. We can only try to learn about the plans before they are activated. More than ever, we will need to depend on the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the National Guard, various state militias, and local police.

I find it interesting that at this moment all of those organizations, in one degree or another, have been called to task. They are not feeling much love from the American people or the American press.

Did it occur to any of my readers that this might just be an integral part of the enemy’s plan?

At the end of the day, Americans have few places they can look to for protection. Are they always right? Are they faultless? Of course not. But there is a much more disturbing reality that all of us need to keep foremost in our mind.

Those hostages this week in Australia went in for a morning cup of coffee. Sixteen hours later two of them were dead, a number injured, and all probably emotionally changed.  And you know this is not the only recent incident.

The world has changed rapidly. The way we look at the world and at our country has to keep up with the change in the threat.