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The other cost is that is a sort of reward for the terrorists to overreact like this.

• thoughtsimple 13y ago
  Or perhaps future terrorists will decide that Boston is too small and cohesive a community to attack. Next time they go to a city where they have more chance of sneaking off in a crowd. I'm not one to think that bombers of civilians are really that brave.
  • aptwebapps 13y ago
    "Or perhaps future terrorists will decide that Boston is too small and cohesive a community to attack." Because of the shutdown? That was what I was talking about. If so, I'm not sure that I see it. At any rate, I was just making the standard "don't let the terrorists win" argument.