I often think about this as I sit in a bar, go to a movie with my wife and kids and basically recreate and enjoy the freedoms that we have in our great county. The same freedoms that are not allowed in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc..

The aim of the terrorist is to instill fear in their intended victims, to have their victims bow down and acquiese to their demands, whatever they may be.

What would happen if while I was going to the movies with my wife and kids, sitting at a bar with friends, playing basketball, or at any public venue, some fundamentalist Muslim strapped a few grenades to his chest and decided to take 50 lives with him for his "cause"?

Let me take it a step further. What if it happened in multiple events? orchestrated by these "cells" that the FBI and CIA claim still exist?

As far as I know, this has never happened here in our country. Terrorist attacks at home have been limited, in comparison to Israel, for example.

I throw this out there as I go about my daily life living with a newfound paranoia, and concern for the future of our families, country, world, etc...

Why hasn't it happened here? Are our govt intelligence agencies so adept at finding this stuff out that we can continue to be naive with our own security?

Are these terrorist's so unorganized that we would spot them prior? Are the fear of reprisals so real that it keeps all but 19, or 20 crazies from trying us?

Should we expect more attacks?

Would American citizens bear arms and kick some ass in mosques throughtout the country if the crazy misinformed one's were the cause?

As sad as it may seem, a lot of innocents would be persecuted for a greater good.

I throw this out there as food for thought and discussion, not meant to offend anyone, just some thoughts that pop into my head as I go through life.

Thanks for listening.

Plantman