The White House says that the federal government will step up its national security during the holidays. I think this is very good because times of relaxing and fun is when our country is most vulnerable. Take Pearl Harbor for example, Japan attacked us during Christmas and did a lot of damage. Could this possibly happen again? The White House says that since Wednesday, they have been working with a lot of other officials from other countries to make sure nothing bad happens this Christmas. The Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan stated that "there are no specific credible threats at the moment." Which I think is very releiving because we aren't expecting anyone to attack us. He also says that we are in much better position this year for our defense compared to last year when terrorists failed bombing a Detroit bound plane last Christmas.
I admire how our government officials are sacrificing their holidays to keep us safe. We should really thank them for all their sacrifice. While we are all feasting and enjoying time with out families, they are out there working to make sure we stay safe and no one hurts us. They are making sure another Pearl Harbor doesn't happen. What were to happen if these officials decided to take a day off? How much risk would our country be in? Could a big terrorist event be planned as we speak?
Let's not worry about this and let the people whose job it is to keep us safe worry about it. I hope you all enjoy your holidays and stay safe!
2 comments:
True, last Christmas there was a man who attempted to bomb a flight. Pearl Harbor happened in the beginning of December, but I do remember the Yom Kippur War in 1973 when a group of Arab countries attacked Israel on Yom Kippur, one of the most important Jewish holidays.
It is true that the work that federal officials are doing for us in order to protect us from terrorism is honorable. I only hope that what the quoted advisor said (that "there are no specific credible threats at the moment") is true; there's no reason to think that the US knows about every single terrorist movement or plot, and there could be "credible threats" that he simply is not commenting on for security reasons.
That said, I also hope everyone has a happy and peaceful holiday.
What Sarah said is extremely intelligent. I would like to capitalize on something that she eloquently said.
"I only hope that what the quoted advisor said (that 'there are no specific credible threats at the moment') is true"
Although we should trust the government in most cases, the government does tend to fudge the truth a little when it comes to national security. This might be because they don't want to cause unnecessary panic or some other reason. For example, the Christmas underwear bomber last year was a potentially deadly threat that the government utterly disregarded. It was released a while ago that the government actually got some leads and warnings about the bomber, but the government decided not to act on those warnings. Luckily, a passenger on the plane managed to diffuse the problem. Hopefully the government learned from that problem and has decided to take things more seriously.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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