They're realists and learn very rapidly (unlike our own homeland security organization, which appears to learn very slowly or not at all.)G.A. Heath wrote:The problem with a comparison to the Doolittle raid is that the Doolittle raid did more than boost our moral, it seriously hurt the Japanese moral and caused them to use resources to prevent future raids of a similar nature, resources that had been previously tasked with attacking us. This attack did not hurt our moral and it showed that their efforts were ineffective. Maybe to them it's a great victory but in reality aspiring Jihadists will look at it and think "While I want to die for Allah and kill infidels, I don't want to die in vain. Maybe I will go to France..." Worse case scenario is that they learn what targets to attack and what targets to avoid.philip964 wrote:Not to get anyone upset by comparisons, but I think the terrorists think, this is a big deal. They were able to reach half way around the world and launch an attack against their enemy. It did not work out as planned, the enemy was prepared ( I have read but I don't know how accurate, if they had killed the brave hero and gone inside the building there were seven heavily armed SWAT members inside). But none the less they launched an attack on their enemy. Even Obama's press secretary said it was terrorism. The comparison that I will draw is with the Doolittle Raid. We lost a lot of guys, it didn't go as planned, but we hit the enemy in their home. In their eyes it is a great victory, just as we did with the Doolittle Raid.mojo84 wrote:Charles L. Cotton wrote:That's like the French taking credit for Waterloo!philip964 wrote:http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ ... 5-07-17-22
ISIS takes credit for the attack.
Chas.
I thought "credit" was given for something that worked out as planned. I doubt the terrorist thugs thought they would get dropped before inflicting any real carnage.
If the first time did not work out as well as hoped, they are very good at trying a second time. (think World Trade Center) So they will try again. Will it be Garland Texas at the same venue, but this time at a more crowded function with less security and nothing to do with cartoons? Or will they try a soft target, a shopping mall in Dallas or Houston? More and better fighters this time. A school like they did in Russia.
They will not forget this. We should not underestimate the enemy. They want to die for their religion. Sirhan Sirhan killed Robert Kennedy almost 50 years ago, for these same beliefs. It hasn't stopped.
Previously I have never been a fan of open carry. I like the new law that has been proposed. I see a real need for it now. I don't plan to open carry, but now I will feel more comfortable carrying a better larger gun.
The next time, there may not be a hero police officer right there.
My apologies in advance to the memory of the fighting men of World War 2 or to any former or current service member, no offense was intended. The Doolittle Raid was a brilliant plan that raised the moral of an entire nation, who at the time needed a victory of any kind.
I think your worst case scenario is the most likely outcome.
Gun free zone signs might as well say "Jihadist slaughter zone".