Nerve Endings Firing Away

The war in Iraq is largely cited as the reason for recent spate of attacks all over the developed world; the fact that such attacks existed is however not lost on anyone. Spain withdrew its troops from Iraq almost immediately after the train bombings last March. It was almost seen as succumbing to the terrorists threatening demands. But apart from the US, a motley group of countries still comprise the invading troops in Iraq. According to a letter by the responsible outfit for the London attack, Italy and Denmark have been warned to withdraw their troops. Reacting to this news:

Italy dispatched extra plain-clothes police to guard public transport, heightened security at airports and said more than 13,000 “sensitive sites” were under special guard. But for many Rome residents, an attack seems inevitable.

And up north, Denmark seems to voice a similar reaction:

“Denmark’s Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller said terrorists would inevitably “slip through the net” and warned all European nations were ultimately vulnerable.”

An attack, no matter how big your homeland security budget is, is ultimately inevitable? Isn’t that a scary thought? The reaction of the targeted countries almost seems as if they have resigned themselves to their fate. But as much as we don’t like to admit it, it is close to the truth. Of course, this doesn’t mean that we sit idle and let terrorists dictate terms. I guess, this is the cost of living in a world in flux. We can seal our borders and frisk anyone that seems suspicious but finally the terrorists have time on their hand. We have to be lucky every time, they have to be lucky just once.

On another ‘unrelated’ note, now even liberals are asking to invade Pakistan as the next step in fighting the war on terror.