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Listening to the Governor and Mayor's statement was not very reassuring nor did it generate much confidence in the Governor and Mayor's ability to protect this city.
We New Yorkers don't want to be resilient. We want to be protected
Please ignore the coarse language and lack of pc of the following video'd reaction of an outraged New Yorker. Listen carefully to his message.
Terror in New York. An Outraged New Yorker lashes out at Governor Cuomo and Mayor deBlasio
My reaction to listening to Cuomo and De Blasio was the same as his.
Cuomo and deBlasio focused on how terrifically all the enforcement agencies, police, FBI etc worked in conjunction with each other after the attack and emphasized the resiliency of New Yorkers to move on. They advised everyone to be vigilant and report any suspicious objects. They emphasized that New York is a target and this is to be expected. They reassured us that we'll bounce back just fine as New Yorkers are resilient. . After all, they stated, anyone nowadays can learn how to make amateur explosive devices from the internet.
Gee Thanks! Did they really have to share such information? Just in case a would be terrorist didn't realize how effective he could be if he only had this easily accessable knowledge.
Morons, I too thought. Are they suggesting to just get used to such terror attacks where it was only by the grace of G-d that no one of the hundreds of thousands of commuters passing through Time Square was seriously injured? Maybe G-d in His infinite Kindness, prevented major tragedy because of Trump's announcement to move the embassy to Jerusalem and only the perpetrator was injured significantly and no innocent commuters.
Let us remember it took only two small planes to bring down the World Trade Center. Nothing very sophisticated.
Successful Pipe bombs explosions in a crowded subway could have easily caused high number of fatalities and destruction and trauma.
After the fact, after it was G-d who prevented a greater tragedy, how important is it that we brag that the enforcement agencies worked well together.
Following this kind of emphasis, I will expect grandiose eulogies and memorials following a successful terror attack to pat ourselves on the back and convince ourselves for a job well done.
New Yorkers however are too savvy for platitudes. We want to know what are the govt and law enforcement doing to prevent these acts of terror?
Being vigilant for suspicious packages and reporting would not have prevented this attack. Vetting would have. Deterrent consequences would prevent future attacks like demolishing the homes of terrorists Israeli style.
Putting some fear in the hearts of prospective radicalized Islamicist, a want to be terrorist, seems like a much better and effective preventive measure, than telling New Yorkers get used to it.
The Governor and Mayor's response was wimpy at best and dangerous as it surely empowered these evil forces to try again and better and harder. They will interpret this statement as there is nothing to lose and much to gain in their quest for Jihad.
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