Sunday, November 15, 2015

Sunday morning

The recent attacks by ISIS in Paris is yet another reminder of the consequences having an open border policy could be.  While the refugee situation occurring in Europe is definitely a major problem, one should realize that there could be, as Kor asks Kirk in this great Star Trek episode, "a ram amongst the sheep?".  Or in this case, several...

Terror groups like ISIS would not hesitate for a minute to send some of theirs to infiltrate their target nations mixed in with those refugees trying to escape the madhouse their so-called 'Caliphate' has become.  Once there, they can take the measure of things, get funding, weapons, intelligence, and lodging, then proceed with mapping out their plan of attack.  Don't forget, al-Qaida had years to plan out how they were going to proceed with their attack.  And, save those brave souls on UA 93 who fought back and forced the plane down before it hit the Capitol, they succeeded. 

As to what befell Paris, it could also happen here, especially since the President decided we should take in 250,000 refugees from Syria.  The same batch of refugees which seem to have an over-abundance of young, relatively healthy men in their 20's to 30's...and very few women, children, and seniors.

And they could skip the major population centers on the coast and obvious tourist traps like Vegas or Orlando.  They could strike anywhere, such as Omaha, Tucson, Grand Prairie, Baton Rouge, Burlington, Bangor, Syracuse, Spokane...the list is endless.

Those who choose to carry to protect themselves and their loved ones, along with our LEOs, should be keeping more aware of their surroundings, and  yet not let ourselves get totally going this way:
(Yes I thought it was funny, this post needed a little levity) :-)

I've said enough on this, but for those who want more insight, check out some of the postings the other residents of the blogosphere I follow have made:

The Silicon Graybeard
The Liberty Zone (nice to see Nicki back up and running)
And this and this at WRSA

Stay safe and keep your heads on a swivel.

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