My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new normal

Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by leereeves on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:00AM (#14060237)

response to later edit

We haven't conquered Libya. In fact, the Obama administration pulled out and left the country in chaos and more vulnerable than ever to terrorism.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36013703

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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by tptacek on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:04AM (#14060274)

And Montgomery's Market Garden operation failed, too. What's your point?

Mine was simply that it's ridiculous to claim that the US has taken terrorism less seriously as a military objective than the UK took theirs.

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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by leereeves on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:08AM (#14060305)

> it's ridiculous to claim that the US has taken terrorism less seriously as a military objective than the UK took theirs

Then what was the point of saying that the Brits had rules for golf during the Blitz?

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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by tptacek on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:10AM (#14060320)

Obviously, that regardless of what our military might be doing, our societal and public policy responses to this threat have been comparatively juvenile.

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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by leereeves on Friday April 07, 2017 @11:18AM (#14060403)

I agree with you about one thing. The war on terror is a mistake (or a plan to make money). "Terror" can't be fought by the military.

Only "societal and public policy responses" can stop terrorism. What "mature" response are you suggesting?

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