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Caught a guy trying to blow up a building in Dallas, plus other sleeper cells in the northeast. This particularly guy pulled off his jihad at Fort Hood.
Something tells me we're in for about 150 more of these in the next few years.
And you're basing this on...?
The fact that you're referring to the next 3 years in particular indicates that you think this is somehow related to Obama. Can you elaborate on that?
Actually no -- that 1000 is if the 1% of the 1% of the 1% succeed.
My apologies, that's what I meant to say. Again, I don't think anyone would disagree with this. There were approximately 3k terrorist attacks in Iraq back in 05, so I'd even say the number is higher.
I'd agree with this. It does, however, recduce the argument that Muslin extremism isnt a legitmate threat beause 'so few' Muslims are willing to commit acts of terrorism to achieve their goals.
I don't see how it does. Nobody is arguing that Islamic extremism is not a legitimate threat. What people are arguing is that it's foolish to paint all Muslims with the brush of Islamic extremism, which is what several people have been doing.
Furthermore, the fact that there are a large number (in absolute terms) of Muslims outside the US who commit acts of terrorism to achieve their goals doesn't have much to do with the fact that there are very few Muslims in the US who commit acts of terrorism to achieve their goals.