By now you have certainly heard and read up on the latest terror attack thankfully stopped by the Brits (with much international help as well, it seems.) You can find round ups in all the usual places. But I did want to highlight some words by neo-neocon that I think are terribly accurate:
The police described the plot as involving "mass murder on an unimaginable scale." My reaction: unimaginable to whom? Folks, where've you been for the past five years?
Of course, you might say it shouldn't have been "unimaginable" even before 9/11. But for most of us, it was. At the time, it was easier to be in denial of the intent and the capability of the jihadis because they'd never managed to pull it off before.
But at this point, the use of the word "unimaginable" is either a case of rhetorical hyperbole, or the reflection of an attitude of unfortunate denial in the face of clear and uncontrovertible evidence and statements of intent. Nothing of this sort should be unimaginable these days, and one doesn't even need a very active imagination to envision it.
Indeed, and well said. The conflict is far from over. We can consider this a victory in that it was discovered before massive harm was done, but do not think this will be the last attempt. I find some solice in the thinking that perhaps Al Qaeda felt the need to reassert itself and remind the world of its existance while Hezbollah and Iran take center stage, but I don't see much way to find victory in the near future and greatly fear that there will eventually be another horrific episode that makes 9/11 look like a child's play. And even then, it will come as a shock to some. Sad, but true. That is all.
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