The sad reality is that there are terrorists that want to kill us. There is a threat out there.

[Cali_Democrat]

However, instead of engaging in widespread surveillance programs against Americans, why don't we stop attacking country after country in the Middle East? Why don't we stop interfering in the region? Why don't we stop defending Israeli actions against the Palestinians?

Then perhaps these large-scale Orwellian surveillance programs won't be necessary. Then perhaps the threat will no longer be there. Blowback is real, just ask the CIA.

There's a reason the terrorists didn't strike Honduras on 9/11.

Just sayin'

[Gregorian]

1. That's too easy.

The same applies to global warming.

This is all about "not doing". But people don't like that idea. They want to get in their cars and drive. And...

[Puzzledtraveller]

2. So the Orwellian surveillance is necessary?

To protect us from Terrorists?

[Cali_Democrat]

3. No

It isn't necessary at all.

What we need to do is change our foreign policy.

[msongs]

4. US policy recruits new terrorists - gotta keep our MIC rolling in the dough nt

[librechik]

5. WE are the threat

If we were doing the right thing in the middle east instead of what we are doing, we wouldn't have a bunch of terrorists wanting to kill us.

[Blue Owl]

6. There are more deadly lightning strikes lurking in the earth's magnetic field

than there are deadly terrorists out there.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Scary bogeymen are terrific advertising for the MIC and politicians.

However harmless they really are.