Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
ICYMI: this is precisely what most Americans fear - The Jihadi mindset.

This man was a Lebanese immigrant who was welcomed with open arms by America in a community of his peers to live the American dream. He was a naturalized citizen with a job, a home, and a future in a nice community. He had an ex-wife and children. He was just 41 and had decades of a good life ahead of him YET he opted to drive a truck into a Jewish preschool with the intention of killing innocent American children because they were presumably Jewish in retaliation for the deaths of his brothers, a niece, and a nephew living a world away in Lebanon.

Imagine any American feeling so enraged by the death of far-flung relatives that they would even contemplate such a thing. It’s just not a thing for most of us…but it is a very real thing for a subset of people with the Jihadi mindset.

Whether they were radicalized or “born this way” and inculcated since youth into a religious mindset that believes in such a hatred that would prompt you to throw away your life and leave your (ex) wife and kids behind is so foreign to the way Westerners think. And here we are…

^^^
That’s what Americans are afraid of. We’ve always worried about it, and now that the powder keg in the Middle East is once again on fire, we are even more concerned…particularly since our global world and immigration system made our melting pot simmer with this exotic mix of a mindset.

Okay you Islamophobic, nice cherry picking. This is just two of our very own homegrown Christian terrorists. Stop with your BS.
https://www.ms.now/top-stories/latest/christian-extremist-violence-arizona-pastor-boelter-minnesota-rcna215061
https://abcnews.com/US/pittsburgh-synagogue-mass-shooting-jury-reaches-verdict-death/story?id=101220141
https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-death-penalty-b6ab8eda541c2c0a0b512a89b0471b91
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jssr.12942?msockid=273d5cfcd099643c3be74c91d15b65c0

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have we funded DHS yet?

How many times have the republicans refused to do it now?

6? 7? More?

Anonymous wrote:I’m mostly concerned because the democrats refuse to fully fund Homeland Security. Really stupid.

Anonymous wrote:Have we funded DHS yet?

Anonymous wrote:To summarize, since the beginning of the war, there have been 4 potential terrorist attacks on US soil possibly related to the war.

1. March 1, 2026 – Austin, Texas bar shooting: Perpetrator Ndiaga Diagne (naturalized US citizen) killed 2 and injured over a dozen at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden; wore "Property of Allah" clothing with Iranian flag motifs. FBI investigating as potential terrorism possibly inspired by Iran's conflict and Khamenei's death.

2. March 7, 2026 – New York City (Gracie Mansion) attempted bombing: Two Pennsylvania teens (Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19) charged with terrorism offenses after tossing homemade explosives (one ignited but failed to fully detonate) into a crowd at an anti-Islam protest/counterprotest outside Mayor Mamdani's residence. Described by NYPD/FBI as ISIS-inspired terrorism; no injuries, but investigated amid broader Iran-war retaliation concerns.

3. March 12, 2026 – West Bloomfield, Michigan synagogue attack (Temple Israel): Suspect rammed a truck into the synagogue (including a school/pre-school area), armed with a rifle and possible explosives; vehicle caught fire. Suspect killed by security; one guard injured. FBI/local authorities investigating as a targeted act of violence/possible terrorism against the Jewish community, with heightened concerns tied to Middle East conflict and Iran war escalation.

4. March 12, 2026 – Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion University shooting: Gunman Mohamed Bailor Jalloh (36, former Army National Guardsman, prior 2016 conviction for attempting to aid ISIS; released 2024) opened fire in a campus building, killing 1 and wounding 2 (including Army personnel/ROTC members subdued/killed him). FBI investigating as an act of terrorism, with prior ISIS ties raising links to inspired or opportunistic violence amid the Iran conflict.

Anonymous wrote:Remember when USAID was supposed to be a "soft power" tactic to help build American relationships with other countries?

I bet those countries know we COULD help them; our government has just chosen NOT to.

This is how terrorists gain a foothold, because all of those countries we've given a middle finger to are now going to listen to the whisperings of others.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
ICYMI: this is precisely what most Americans fear - The Jihadi mindset.

This man was a Lebanese immigrant who was welcomed with open arms by America in a community of his peers to live the American dream. He was a naturalized citizen with a job, a home, and a future in a nice community. He had an ex-wife and children. He was just 41 and had decades of a good life ahead of him YET he opted to drive a truck into a Jewish preschool with the intention of killing innocent American children because they were presumably Jewish in retaliation for the deaths of his brothers, a niece, and a nephew living a world away in Lebanon.

Imagine any American feeling so enraged by the death of far-flung relatives that they would even contemplate such a thing. It’s just not a thing for most of us…but it is a very real thing for a subset of people with the Jihadi mindset.

Whether they were radicalized or “born this way” and inculcated since youth into a religious mindset that believes in such a hatred that would prompt you to throw away your life and leave your (ex) wife and kids behind is so foreign to the way Westerners think. And here we are…

^^^
That’s what Americans are afraid of. We’ve always worried about it, and now that the powder keg in the Middle East is once again on fire, we are even more concerned…particularly since our global world and immigration system made our melting pot simmer with this exotic mix of a mindset.

I totally agree. This is the number 1 reason we should leave the middle east alone. Let them fight each other. Do not intervene, do not let in a lot of immigrants. The worldview is too different and there is no amount of intervention that will stamp it out.

Not an option. We need the oil and gas.

We don't "need" it if we had any capacity to plan. And those middle eastern countries similarly need export markets for their oil. That is pretty much all they have to offer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
ICYMI: this is precisely what most Americans fear - The Jihadi mindset.

This man was a Lebanese immigrant who was welcomed with open arms by America in a community of his peers to live the American dream. He was a naturalized citizen with a job, a home, and a future in a nice community. He had an ex-wife and children. He was just 41 and had decades of a good life ahead of him YET he opted to drive a truck into a Jewish preschool with the intention of killing innocent American children because they were presumably Jewish in retaliation for the deaths of his brothers, a niece, and a nephew living a world away in Lebanon.

Imagine any American feeling so enraged by the death of far-flung relatives that they would even contemplate such a thing. It’s just not a thing for most of us…but it is a very real thing for a subset of people with the Jihadi mindset.

Whether they were radicalized or “born this way” and inculcated since youth into a religious mindset that believes in such a hatred that would prompt you to throw away your life and leave your (ex) wife and kids behind is so foreign to the way Westerners think. And here we are…

^^^
That’s what Americans are afraid of. We’ve always worried about it, and now that the powder keg in the Middle East is once again on fire, we are even more concerned…particularly since our global world and immigration system made our melting pot simmer with this exotic mix of a mindset.

I totally agree. This is the number 1 reason we should leave the middle east alone. Let them fight each other. Do not intervene, do not let in a lot of immigrants. The worldview is too different and there is no amount of intervention that will stamp it out.

Not an option. We need the oil and gas.

We don't "need" it if we had any capacity to plan. And those middle eastern countries similarly need export markets for their oil. That is pretty much all they have to offer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s good to see good guys with guns and knives killing the terrorists. Kudos to the ROTC students.

We did not carry loaded weapons in ROTC classes, so they probably overpowered him and killed him with his own weapon.

Anonymous wrote:It’s good to see good guys with guns and knives killing the terrorists. Kudos to the ROTC students.

Anonymous wrote:
ICYMI: this is precisely what most Americans fear - The Jihadi mindset.

This man was a Lebanese immigrant who was welcomed with open arms by America in a community of his peers to live the American dream. He was a naturalized citizen with a job, a home, and a future in a nice community. He had an ex-wife and children. He was just 41 and had decades of a good life ahead of him YET he opted to drive a truck into a Jewish preschool with the intention of killing innocent American children because they were presumably Jewish in retaliation for the deaths of his brothers, a niece, and a nephew living a world away in Lebanon.

Imagine any American feeling so enraged by the death of far-flung relatives that they would even contemplate such a thing. It’s just not a thing for most of us…but it is a very real thing for a subset of people with the Jihadi mindset.

Whether they were radicalized or “born this way” and inculcated since youth into a religious mindset that believes in such a hatred that would prompt you to throw away your life and leave your (ex) wife and kids behind is so foreign to the way Westerners think. And here we are…

^^^
That’s what Americans are afraid of. We’ve always worried about it, and now that the powder keg in the Middle East is once again on fire, we are even more concerned…particularly since our global world and immigration system made our melting pot simmer with this exotic mix of a mindset.