Maggie's Farm

I sympathize with the head of the CIA and others who are privy to information that is down right scary. I think it would be useful for our government to find a way to better inform the public about the terrorist threat. Something that mirrors what is discussed in the top secret briefings. We are simply not taking this threat seriously enough and the public is simply unaware of the roadblocks to protecting Western civilization. It is possible that we will merely see occasional bombings, shootings and other terrorists attacks for years to decades. We might become accustomed to it much like Israel has. A hundred people killed in Paris or London or NY City; no big deal that's the price of choosing to not really deal with the terror threat and the radical Muslim death cult. But it is a very real possibility that the terrorists will acquire nukes. They truly want to kill millions. In fact if it were possible they would gleefully kill billions, When that happens (not if) what will the talking heads and politicians say then? It could be prevented, but it won't be. It will happen. Imagine the disaster that a nuke will cause in Tel Aviv or Paris or London or NY City. It will happen. That is the deal we are making either unconsciously or knowingly. That is what the CIA chief is trying to say but cannot. Imagine a million people vaporized in a second in a great Western city and we 'could' have stopped it but our confirmation bias prevents us from understanding what's at risk and what must be done to prevent it. Understand that when that happens, when the terrorists nuke Tel Aviv or any Western city that is just the beginning. It will likely trigger a nuclear response on Iran and other terrorists supporter countries. What will we say then about the intelligence gathering?