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mcordero@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Martin Cordero) wrote:

>Earl, prevention can only go so far.
>In Israel there are armed uniformed patrols, bomb sniffing dogs,
>road blocks, check points, mandated ID cards, etc. and it hasn't
>prevented the bombing...

Yes, I understand that and I know that there will never be any way to
fully ensure no more bombings occur.  What I take issue with is the
attitude that terrorism can't be stopped anyway so let's not
inconvenience anyone with an attempt.   Whether the current proposed
bill is good or not I can't say since I've not studied it to any
extent however I notice that the overwhelming majority of OKC bomb
survivors support it. 

I must also admit that prior to last April 19th I didn't pay much
attention to the bombings in Israel or whereever... it was "somewhere
else" and not a local problem.  Then there was the bomb in NYC, but
even that didn't get my full attention until the one here in OKC.
Sometimes personal experience has a way of changing one's attitudes.
I really can't say what my opinion would be right now if the bomb had
been elsewhere....

BTW  I've trimmed the reply list down a bit.... hope I didn't hit your
group.