Sunday, December 6, 2015

Homegrown Terrorism: Putting a Stop to Domestic Training Camps


Everyone has their opinions on what to do about terrorism.  Some are alarmists who want to ban guns or at least legislate them even further.  Others are bigots who want to blame all Muslims for the acts of a relative few.  Both of these approaches are constitutionally dangerous and will further limit the rights of Americans across the board. 

Terror attacks are causing many to jump to quick conclusions and make rash decisions that will, and do, affect the rights and freedoms that are enjoyed by all Americans.  If politicians can single out one group, what keeps them from singling out others?

Look at what our government did to Japanese-Americans during WWII.  They were put into internment camps because fear was allowed to rule.  These were law-abiding citizens whose only crime was their ancestry.  

Now, we are dealing with an ideology.  We are looking at a threat that is global in nature and is not so cut and dry as ancestry.  However, that does not mean that fear should be allowed to shape our reaction to the threat.  We do not need to resort to Nazi tactics or answer evil with evil. 
So, what do we do?

Start at home.  There are terror groups in this country, being trained on our soil, and the government knows exactly where they are.  The government knows the radical ideology behind these groups.  These are the ones that need to be targeted.  Here is where the network can be undone.  But, our government will not/cannot do anything about them because “they have not done anything yet.” 

Our own president refuses to acknowledge terrorism and call it what it is.  Nothing can be done until the groups that are perpetrating and facilitating these acts are called what they are and stopped in their tracks.  That means shutting down these domestic camps.  Strike them where they are and disband these fledgling cells before they become full-fledged terrorist cells that will carry out their jihadist mission on our soil. 

In the meantime, continue to pray for our country, our leaders, and one another.  God bless America. 

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