Politicians need to appear strong. For some reason, especially in the U.S., "leaders" have to appear strong. When there's no war going on, they have to start o

Politicians need to appear strong. For some reason, especially in the U.S., "leaders" have to appear strong. When there's no war going on, they have to start one. Terrorism is easy. There's really nobody to fight, but you get to fight them anyway. Politicians LOVE this. Law enforcement loves it too. They get to trot it out as an excuse to lengthen their leashes.