There are many ways to gauge the success (or failure) of the war on terrorism. Are there fewer attacks? Are more allies piling into the fray?

DO PEOPLE FEEL SAFER?

Before addressing this question, one must ask 'how are people getting their information about terrorism?' Today, when so much of the news, publications, and other forms of propoganda are geared to influence and spin, it's difficult to collect relevant information. It is out there, and if one chooses to become aware, it will take a commitment of time and energy to become so.

In this age of infobytes which are more about blather and spin, ignorance becomes dangerous. Not bliss. Because, as individuals get all worked up and lathered by the spinners and 'reporters', their stress toxins are elevating into 'fight or flight' mode. If this elevation persists, then there may be dire consequences on a psycho-physiological level, for years to come.

Not unlike the issues of one suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, signs and symptoms emerge when one is threatened with no sense that they are able to constructively organize around the threat.

DO YOU FEEL SAFE WITH AMERICAS' PRESENT APPROACH TO TERRORISM?

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