Schneier Gets it Right...Again

Via Bruce Schneier, always a good read, who points us to an article by Shikha Dalmia, "What Islamist Terrorist Threat?"

But this year marks the 10th anniversary of 9-11 and none of the horrible scenarios conjured then have materialized. Islamic terrorists have not flown more planes into buildings. They haven't detonated "loose nukes" or dirty bombs. They haven't released nerve gas into subway stations. They haven't poisoned the water supply. They haven't even strolled into one of America's hundreds of malls or farmer's markets and blown themselves up.

Maybe this is because enhanced post-9/11 security has made America invulnerable. Or maybe the Islamists never posed that a big threat to begin with.

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Over 5,000 American soldiers have died in Afghanistan and Iraq without on balance saving any civilian lives. It is time to call off the "war" on terrorism. Al Qaeda is not worth it.

Gary: In the meanwhile, we've sunk some $1 trillion into a pair of wars and another $1 trillion into Homeland Security. And blithely passed along that bill--outside the normal budget process--to succeeding generations, all the while trumpeting fiscal discipline.