Friedman:
“I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I hear the president and vice president slamming John Kerry for saying that he hopes America can eventually get back to a place where "terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance."
“That's why Mr. Kerry was actually touching something many Americans are worried about - that this war on terrorism is transforming us and our society, when it was supposed to be about uprooting the terrorists and transforming their societies.”
Big Pharaoh discusses the Friedman quotes and it’s worth reading.
Nuisance and nuisance are a part of the thinking which allowed this danger to grow. We ignored the growing danger as groups around the world chose to kill innocent people in order to send a hate-message. This message is not comfortable to send anymore.
Al Qaeda sent US a strong message on 9/11. Now that we are paying attention, should we return to the old days and allow the terror to continue to grow . . . again?
It wouldn't be wise.