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Jim Moran’s Dangerously Naive View of Terrorism
In today’s Washington Examiner, Jim Moran had this to say about the terrorist threat facing the D.C. region: “These terrorists don’t have an air force or navy or even much of an army of their own. I don’t know what people are so afraid of.”
Given the fact that Virginia’s 8th District was attacked on September 11, 2001, it is appalling that Jim Moran would dismiss the terrorist threat in such a cavalier fashion. It is also especially foolish and wrongheaded to do so less than one month after the Christmas Day Plot to destroy Northwest Flight 253.
Whether he is advocating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, praising the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian courtroom, or supporting the transfer of Guantanamo detainees into Virginia’s 8th District or the District of Columbia, Jim Moran doesn’t appear to understand what needs to be done to protect the American people and win the war on terror.
Having worked on counter-terrorism policy at the U.S. Department of Justice, I am well aware of the fact that there are Islamic extremists plotting to inflict catastrophic damage on our country, and that we must not return to the pre-September 11 mindset of treating terrorism primarily as a law enforcement matter.
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