Homeland Stupidity
So I personally believe that the war on terror is moronic. Americans somehow didn't realize that terrorism existed long before 9-11 and will exist long after W is finally out of office. I remember McVeigh bombing the OK City Federal building and killing innocent women and children; hell, I remember that the World Trade Center was attacked in 1994 by terrorists. So I never thought that this added security would accomplish anything other than wasting more money on futile wars against things that can't be beaten in a fight. However, we shouldn't just fall asleep and forget that terrorism exists, we just need to take the necessary steps to ensure we're prepared when it happens again.
San Diego is the largest border town in the US, and has the busiest crossing. It is also the 7th most populated city in the United States. So how come San Diego was REMOVED from the list of 35 cities vulnerable to terrorism? Did they forget to look at a map to see that we're the only real California city on the Mexican border? Maybe they just thought that San Diego was in Mexico...it's not like Bush (or the rest of the Republican party) is known for being perceptive. To me, this is basically the same thing as the border fence being built on the Mexican border but not the Canadian border. It's not going to help protect us if we leave 5000 miles of the other border unprotected. Mexico is a source for illegal drugs (you all know my feeling on prohibition of drugs), but every stoner knows that Canadian weed flows over the CANADIAN border.
On that list of 35 metropolitan areas set to receive funding from the US government from which San Diego was inexplicably absent included Indianapolis, Memphis, Columbus, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. So the city which is home to a major biotech industry, the 7 largest urban population in the US, the largest border crossing in the US, the US Navy's west coast operations, and is one of the busiest tourist destinations in the US is somehow removed from the list while Memphis and Orlando were added. So lets look at why some of those cities are on the list instead of SD.
Indianapolis: Has the Brickyard 400 and Indy 500 races and is nowhere near an international border, so obviously it's a major target. It also has no nationally known landmarks other than the RCA Dome. It's America's 12th largest city with a small metropolitan area outside of city limits.
Memphis: The home of Elvis might be the claim to fame, but Memphis also has a large oil reserve on John Calipari's head. A relatively poor city with 2 fortune 500 HQs (FedEx and AutoZone), Memphis doesn't really have anything that makes it attractive for terrorism...looked at a map recently? I see no borders anywhere near Memphis. It's the 17th largest city and also has a small metropolitan area.
Fort Lauderdale: It's included with Miami in its metropolitan area, so I guess that's justified. But what are the terrorists going to to there? Take out a senior community? Come on!
Simply put, the government doesn't make decisions based on thought, research or logic. We invaded Iraq when North Korea and Iran were trying really hard to show us how much they wanted to fight. While Iraq allowed UN Weapons inspectors, North Korea refused. While Iran threatened Israel and thumbed its nose at the UN, we invaded Iraq. So while bankrupt San Diego sits here without federal funds to protect itself, the terrorists have spotted their next target. It's only a matter of time.
San Diego is the largest border town in the US, and has the busiest crossing. It is also the 7th most populated city in the United States. So how come San Diego was REMOVED from the list of 35 cities vulnerable to terrorism? Did they forget to look at a map to see that we're the only real California city on the Mexican border? Maybe they just thought that San Diego was in Mexico...it's not like Bush (or the rest of the Republican party) is known for being perceptive. To me, this is basically the same thing as the border fence being built on the Mexican border but not the Canadian border. It's not going to help protect us if we leave 5000 miles of the other border unprotected. Mexico is a source for illegal drugs (you all know my feeling on prohibition of drugs), but every stoner knows that Canadian weed flows over the CANADIAN border.
On that list of 35 metropolitan areas set to receive funding from the US government from which San Diego was inexplicably absent included Indianapolis, Memphis, Columbus, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. So the city which is home to a major biotech industry, the 7 largest urban population in the US, the largest border crossing in the US, the US Navy's west coast operations, and is one of the busiest tourist destinations in the US is somehow removed from the list while Memphis and Orlando were added. So lets look at why some of those cities are on the list instead of SD.
Indianapolis: Has the Brickyard 400 and Indy 500 races and is nowhere near an international border, so obviously it's a major target. It also has no nationally known landmarks other than the RCA Dome. It's America's 12th largest city with a small metropolitan area outside of city limits.
Memphis: The home of Elvis might be the claim to fame, but Memphis also has a large oil reserve on John Calipari's head. A relatively poor city with 2 fortune 500 HQs (FedEx and AutoZone), Memphis doesn't really have anything that makes it attractive for terrorism...looked at a map recently? I see no borders anywhere near Memphis. It's the 17th largest city and also has a small metropolitan area.
Fort Lauderdale: It's included with Miami in its metropolitan area, so I guess that's justified. But what are the terrorists going to to there? Take out a senior community? Come on!
Simply put, the government doesn't make decisions based on thought, research or logic. We invaded Iraq when North Korea and Iran were trying really hard to show us how much they wanted to fight. While Iraq allowed UN Weapons inspectors, North Korea refused. While Iran threatened Israel and thumbed its nose at the UN, we invaded Iraq. So while bankrupt San Diego sits here without federal funds to protect itself, the terrorists have spotted their next target. It's only a matter of time.
posted by Dan Pasternack at 4:56 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home