Terror Response

In the aftermath of the London bombings polls show that the British have widely increased support for a greater and more vigorous response by the government to preempt further attacks. This is a new position since the British have long been reluctant to intercede in a fashion which could be considered heavy-handed and certainly not in a way which could target a specific group such Muslims. I do not find this surprising and I am ready to predict that if the U.S. is attacked again in a small or large way, the reaction will be one where innocents of all religions will be victimized. In the U.S. we differ greatly from the British in that we have weapons and the Muslims who are currently refusing to choose sides in the war will find themselves right in the middle of one. In a way, this will be both unfortunate and fully understandable. Mosques will cease to exist and many Muslims will go to bed and simply not wake up the next morning.