300 LUCKY PEOPLE! WHO WILL BE UNLUCKY?

There are 300 people walking around today thanking their lucky stars that a terrorist's ignition device failed on their flight! While disaster was averted, we must consider what a tragedy this would have been had that terrorist been successful.

In the first year of the Obama presidency we have now seen 2 major terrorist attacks, Ft. Hood and Northwest Airlines. I have no doubt there will be more.

Does anyone wonder why, with all President Obama's efforts to appease the Muslim nations and make America look like a kinder, gentler country, that the terrorist attacks on America are increasing?

Why, with President Obama's promise to close that horrible Guantanamo Bay prison, does AlQaeda seem to be increasing in size and strength? After all, we are told that AlQaeda uses Guantanamo Bay as a recruitment tool, so one would surmise that the closing of the prison (specially constructed to house dangerous terrorists) would lessen AlQaeda's ability to recruit members?

Why! Because that logic is ALL WRONG! AlQaeda was recruiting members long before Guantanamo Bay prison was ever constructed, and will continue to do so long after it is closed. The motivation of this terrorist organization is simply religious extremism and hatred.

I recall that, after 9/11, the Bush administration kept our homeland safe from domestic terrorism for almost 8 years! Already, barely 1 year in office, Obama has 2 strikes! Will a third strike make him OUT or will our nation just have to suffer the consequences?

Terrorists respect and fear only one thing - POWER. Unless America shows strength of will and a determination to seek out and destroy terrorism wherever it may hide, we might as well make up our minds that we will be the victims of continued attacks against our homeland. These muslim extremists have a goal to destroy all of us who are not of their blood. We are Infidels and need to be exterminated, according to their beliefs. There is nothing we can do to change that. Our only choice is to be stronger than they are. To fight them wherever they exist and to protect our homeland at any price!

Unfortunately, in President Obama's recent speeches, I don't hear that determination. I hear a President who only wants to be on the "defensive" and is not very good at that, given the botched security with the recent airline disaster attempt.

I don't have a lot of confidence in the Obama administration's ability to keep terrorists from our shores, when they can't even keep uninvited guests out of the White House! Think about it!

We are on a weak and ineffective course in the fight against terrorism. We have 300 lucky people still alive. The people at Ft Hood weren't so lucky. How many more unlucky people will we have before we can vote out the President who has given us change that could very well kill many of us!