Britain gets lucky - they need to get realistic

Terrorism isn't a good arena for the practice Political Correctness (PC)- emphasis added:

American Thinker: London Calling:
"Two car bombs were found in London, professionally placed, the first discovered not by police but an ambulance crew. Evidently the bombs were triggered (by cell phones) but failed to go off.

Then, only hours later, an attack was attempted on Glasgow Airport by two goons a little crazier than strictly necessary. Failing to breach the terminal, at least one of the terrorists leapt out of his incendiary-packed SUV, poured gasoline over himself and set it ablaze. (One of those actions that informs us that we are dealing with people truly unlike us.) Once again the citizen element prevailed - when the police were unable to subdue the blazing terrorist, he was tackled by a passerby who brought him down in short order.
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The London Telegraph states that MI 5 is now monitoring no less than 30 ongoing plots involving up to 1,700 individuals, "an increase of 100 since November". While it's good intelligence procedure to allow a conspiracy to mature under close watch in order to bag as many participants as possible, 30 is a very high number, and 1,700 terrorists is simply too many to keep an eye on. Allowing ten agents for each terrorist (the number would actually be higher), including at least two drivers, technicians, and replacements, gives us a requirement of 17,000. Now multiply that by three shifts. Does the MI 5 have that many field agents? Does the FBI? Does anybody, in this post-Cold War epoch?
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None of this would have occurred in the U.S. Over here, we bag them.

Many of the Jihadis arrested in this country over the past few years - the Lodi group, the Miami group, the would-be New York subway bombers, the Lackawanna group -- committed no actual violent acts. What they were doing was conspiring. They were talking big, making connections and inquiries, scouting targets. In Britain, this would make them eligible for a control order. On this side of the pond, it gets them locked up in ugly concrete structures for a long, long time."

As the folks in our governments frequently say - "they only have to be successful once - we have to be successful every time."

Besides supporting our governments (federal, state, & local) in their efforts to provide some homeland security, we need to think about our own security. Avoid crowded places or be very alert when in them. Lay in a little extra food & water, and think about getting a generator. Get fresh batteries for the flashlights, first aid kits, etc. Besides having these at home, think about carrying them in your car. Many folks can work from home - that saves gas and removes them from office buildings that might be targeted.

In other words, think about your personal protection and about civil defense.

To help others, take a CPR class, get in shape, and stay up on current events.

If you're inclined to keep firearms, take a safety class, a concealed carry class, or a tactical shooting class, depending on your level of experience. Stock up on ammo, and most important be fanatic in drilling yourself to lock up the weapons when you're not home to use them.