re: #102 yma o hyd

wow. reine’s point is excellent….eventually the government will have to step up to provide security in the streets, or the populace will turn to potentially unsavory types who will do it in the government’s place.

Isn’t that supposedly the story of the Iraqi insurgency from 2005-2007?

re: #35 reine.de.tout

Where there is a leadership vacuum, somebody will take it up.

I can’t help but wonder if that when any government is viewed as having a tepid response to islamo-fanatics, then the crazies go … crazier, really, and then there is the potential that they will gain a foothold among regular folks who believe their government is not doing enough to protect them.

In case it isn’t clear, I am NOT defending this guy’s indefensible position -

I’m just speculating that perhaps one way to reduce the effect of these types is for governments to make sure their citizens feel safe.