Our Insanity is Letting
the Terrorists Win
By Sasha Ivanoff
For the Ivanoff Report
Late last week the sheriff
of Ulster County, New York proposed every citizen that has a pistol
permit to start carrying it as (in my eye) a way of fending
terrorists off. The message boards are showing that my fellow
Americans are resorting to infantile coping methods. We are much
better than this as a nation. If anything, the fact that ISIL can
have this much of an effect on this country is a little frightening,
and I know that sounds hypocritical coming from me.
Since the Paris attacks and
the tragic shootings in Colorado and San Bernadino, California, America has
been in a state of panic. When is the next attack going to happen? Is
there a way to protect us? (And if you're a Republican, you're
probably saying “We told you that President Obama couldn't keep us
safe”. Don't remind me that the Democrats are already at a
disadvantage going into next year's elections (my dissatisfaction
over this nation's perpetual state of campaigning is already
something I am far from thrilled with, and that's another blog
entry). Well, for those Republicans
out there: as far as I read, there was absolutely no indication and
no intelligence to suggest such an attack was bound to happen. However, Americans live in a state of fear of even a feather falling on them.
And to add, there are
Republicans who are arguing that not only could the attacks been
prevented, that the whole notion of insulting people who have been
praying for those who have been injured and those who lost loved ones
in these massacres is demeaning. However, I am siding with the op-ed
writers in this regard. If the GOP wants to propose doing something,
how about this? Close off our nation's border altogether. Prohibit
foreigners from coming to visit, to study as exchange students, to
work on a green card, you name it. (UPDATE: Donald Trump on Monday
proposed exactly what I said. Slick move for the Donald).
There is a lot that this
nation can do to combat ISIL, and some of it doesn't even involve
military action. We can explore the reasons behind ISIL's sudden rise
to power and understand how our foreign policy can alienate nations
who we call allies.
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