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> Q: Is there any risk to anyone on ground? > HK: The risk to the population on ground will be minute. Statistically speaking, Its nice to see some common sen

> Q: Is there any risk to anyone on ground? > HK: The risk to the population on ground will be minute. Statistically speaking, Its nice to see some common sense and statistics to play key role in "preparedness" in this situation. To the contrary, the "War on Terror" continues with 1/18th of US debt being spent [1], even though the odds of dying due to terrorist attack are minimalist [2]. [1] http://nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/ http://nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/ [2] http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/08/president-obama-the-odds-of-dying-in-a-terrorist-attack-are-a-lot-lower-than-they-are-of-dying-in-a-car-accident.html http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/08/president-obama-the-o...

Pinatubo 13y ago
<NSA>The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are minimalist because we spend 1/18 of the US budget to keep you civilians safe! Also, your wife just emailed you to remind you to pick up milk at the store.</NSA>
- joering2 13y ago
  > The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are minimalist because we spend 1/18 of the US budget Yes, I agree. Terrorism in US falls under basic "create problem and offer solution" category. The odds of dying in a terrorist attack would be even smaller, had we never gone to Iraq, never started Afghanistan war and did thousands other things throughout the history of US that got most of the world pissed off, starting from hard core terrorist from Afgan mountains all the way down to the WW2 veterans (american citizens) being pissed off because Gov closed national parks. So why don't you stop all those shady operations around the world and eventually, as a result, keep that 1/18th of the budget that you so desperately need to spend on "keeping civilians safe" in your/citizens own pockets.
  - Pinatubo 13y ago
    You do realize that I'm not actually from the NSA, don't you?

Pinatubo 13y ago

<NSA>The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are minimalist because we spend 1/18 of the US budget to keep you civilians safe! Also, your wife just emailed you to remind you to pick up milk at the store.</NSA>

joering2 13y ago
> The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are minimalist because we spend 1/18 of the US budget Yes, I agree. Terrorism in US falls under basic "create problem and offer solution" category. The odds of dying in a terrorist attack would be even smaller, had we never gone to Iraq, never started Afghanistan war and did thousands other things throughout the history of US that got most of the world pissed off, starting from hard core terrorist from Afgan mountains all the way down to the WW2 veterans (american citizens) being pissed off because Gov closed national parks. So why don't you stop all those shady operations around the world and eventually, as a result, keep that 1/18th of the budget that you so desperately need to spend on "keeping civilians safe" in your/citizens own pockets.
- Pinatubo 13y ago
  You do realize that I'm not actually from the NSA, don't you?