9-11 has changed the way we will live in the United States for the
foreseeable future. I think It remains to be seen how it all will sort out
as the security issues are dealt with. It's a veritable certainty that there
will be more incidents like the stupid one at Staples, and more incidents in
general that will cause great concern about the rights issue.
The security issue is a huge paradox that many are afraid to face openly and
many are facing incorrectly in my opinion anyway.
The plain simple truth of it is that we have people out there who want to
kill us, and we're a free society. Our borders are wide open and we're faced
with some very real issues here; the least of which is that it's a simple
truth that in a totally free society, total security is
impossible....period! Somewhere along the line we're going to have to make
some hard choices. If we want security, we're going to have to sacrifice
some rights, it's THAT simple. We either do it, or they're going to
eventually nail us again, and even if we DO do it, there's a good chance
they'll get us again anyway. Also, if we do it, our own government can nail
us. As they say, "it ain't a pretty picture".
Right now we're all involved in this huge American "discussion" about our
rights and security. Some think we can have security without giving up some
rights. I don't think that's possible. I could be wrong. I hope so, because
if I'm right, we can look forward to more loss of rights in the name of
security. Just take a look at what's happening in general aviation. Hell, if
it keeps up at the present rate, there won't be any more general aviation.
Every time some idiot in a 150 flies into restricted airspace, we get closer
to having more government intervention. Then we have the profiling
issues........the political issues.........the.............
What a wonderful state of affairs . We want our security. We want our
rights. Can we have both? I wonder!!!! How many rights are we willing to
give up for security? It's indeed a perplexing problem. Which is it to be;
do we trust the government or not?
The answer for Americans my friend, "is blowin in the wind".....and the
terrorists know this as sure as God made little green apples.
Whatever we do, we better get our collective butts in gear and get this
settled fast....and I mean FAST!!!

Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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"mike regish" wrote in message
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Now that's truly terrifying...

mike regish

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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These incidents are going to happen, and they're going to happen again,
so
you better get used to it.

Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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