Originally Posted by
GUWonder
That's the way it is. Welcome to politics in the age of the spineless. A real leader will tell the public what it doesn't want to hear. Chill out and take a breather since terrorism has been, is and will remain a public, ugly nuisance and we'll have to expect to live with the risks of it like we do with road accidents. The best bomb makers are still going to be able to sneak explosives by whatever security measures are put in place. There's no getting around that absent an impossible, totalitarian police state. Expect mitigation of the risk but don't expect it to ever be eliminated.
You're absolutely correct but, unfortunately, the nature of the 24 hour news cycle makes it extremely difficult to tell the truth these days without being beaten over the head with it. There is always some unscrupulous politician from the other side willing and eager to tell the public something they'd rather hear.