Belgium Terror Attack Exposes Major Weak Spot

Every time there is a successful terror attack, we learn about weak spots that may exist in this country as well as the rest of the world.  In the case of Belgium, we learned that a suicide bomber can take a cab to the airport; unload luggage filled with explosives; walk   up to the check-in counter; and detonate bombs killing and seriously injuring hundreds of innocent people.

The real weakness here is that no one would think twice about one, two, or three guys having heavy bags at a crowded check-in counter. Almost everyone has similar luggage,  and check in counters are positioned well before any security screening. A scenario that exists in every airport around the world.

Of course now, there are those who are advocating pre-check-in security screening.  But, what would that accomplish?  There will still be hundreds of people in lines waiting to be screened and subject to a massive bomb blast.

The only real solution to the world's terrorism problem is to be more aggressive towards the terrorists themselves.  Let's dump the political correctness.  If we have to step on some Muslim toes to sort out who's who, then so be it.  Because, if we don't, these events will become increasingly frequent, and free societies will become even more disrupted than they are now.

The Democrats Have Always Loved to Bomb From Afar

A lot is being made of the fact that Obama is proving that a Democrat can be tough in war.  To prove this, liberals point to Obama's ordering of stepped up drone attacks in both Pakistan and Yemen.  But, in reality, Democrat Presidents have always chosen bombing over troops on the ground.  That's because bombing, despite collateral civilian deaths and destruction, doesn't have the stain of dying American soldiers.

In 1964, President Johnson instituted Operation Rolling Thunder which sent high-altitude B-52 bombers and other strike aircraft out to "carpet bomb" the border between South and North Vietnam; below the 19th parallel.  In 1999, Wesley Clark, as directed by President Bill Clinton, literally bombed the hell out of Kosovo in what was code named: Operation Allied Force.  Of course, with no troops on the ground, this action produced no U.S. fatalities; even though more than 500 Yugoslavian civilians lost their lives in the 78 days of high altitude bombing.

You see, Obama is no different than his Democrat predecessor in issuing drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen.  This doesn't make Obama tough.  The tough decision is to use ground forces to avoid civilian deaths.