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Citizens Against Terror

Dec 20

Posted by FOPVermillion in 2nd Amendment, War on Terror | No Comments

I saw mention of this story over at Patterico bringing attention to a warning by Scotland Yard of Mumbai style attacks coming to London.  The article got me thinking about what would happen if the tactic is employed here instead of, or in addition to, London.  In that scenario, I am glad for the Second Amendment and legal concealed carry in most states.  Considering one reason the attack was effective in Mumbai was the gunmen seemed to be everywhere and law enforcement was overwhelmed.  It would be a similar situation here in outcome, if not in fact.  This is because in most active shooter scenarios, the police look to secure the area and then deal with the shooter.  If there are multiple shooters, the SOP and local law enforcement will be overwhelmed .  They may have brainstormed it but unless the shooters pick somewhere with a highly trained large force like NYC or LA, it will be too much for them.  When that happens, it will be up to the people to do what they can if and when it is possible.  I am grateful I will have the choice and the ability to act if that time comes.

- FOP Vermillion

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Save Lives and Walk Away

Sep 22

Posted by FOPVermillion in General, Millitary, War on Terror | No Comments

The word continues to leak out that General McChrystal will be asking for approximately 40,000 additional troops in Afghanistan to successfully complete the mission and make sure that it is no longer a haven for Al-quaida to try and kill us.  At the same time, the White House continues to stall for time not wanting to address what they referred to as “the real war”.  Due to frustration with the pace of support, friends of the general have leaked that he will resign if he does not get what he needs rather than be set up to fail (my words not his).

I am glad general McChrystal is sticking by his guns and demanding what he needs and I believe the mission in Afghanistan is the right one.  We need to help make the region safer, kill those who would try to kill us, and build a better image of the US in the area.  If we will not stand up for ourselves, who will?

However, based on the administrations current stance, please do us all a favor and PULL OUT THE TROOPS.  I would willingly put my life on the line for our country and to take up the cause for freedom and lives will be lost in the cause.  If the prize is worth it, we will make the sacrifice.  I suspect that this is not the attitude of our current leadership and it is just a matter of time before they find a reason to pull the troops and come home.  Well I don’t want to see a repeat of Somolia where we see dead American soldiers in the streets and then we pull up and go home.  If you don’t have the spine or stomach to do what needs to be done and commit the blood and treasure required to win, pull out.

Do everyone a favor and be honest with yourself and us and get out and save countless lives.

- FOP Vermillion

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Terror in the News

Sep 19

Posted by FOPVermillion in General, Iraq, Politics | No Comments

Al-Qaida is back in the news again.  This time they are talking about causing problems in Germany.  I don’t know much about German anti-terror policy so I am keeping my fingers crossed that they have not gone all weak and wobbly like we have here. Time will tell but with the elections coming on next week there is no time for them to change tactics now.  They will live or die based on the decisions they have made to this point.

Locally, we are not in much better shape.  With the recent arrest of the man in Denver, we are reminded again that Al-Quaida is still out there and wants us dead.  They have not been convinced not to kill innocents because we have a new more tolerant President in office.  I, for one,do not believe we were not attacked at home for the last eight years by accident.  However, the tools and more importantly the mind set that made that happen is being changed and I see us as much less safe.  It comes down to mindset of the leadership.  Is this a battle (war) or is it about criminal behavior (law enforcement)?  This is actually a very important starting point.  In a battle, you are trying to destroy the enemy and you will us whatever tactics you can to win while preserving your assets within the “rules” you have accepted.  Criminal activity is about punishment of the perpetrator AFTER the fact.  Law enforcement cannot do anything until a crime has been committed.  Hopefully the punishment is bad enough to discourage the next guy but the fundamental point is that if the goal was to kill/murder innocents in the one scenario you find and kill them first and in the other you lock up the bad guy and console the families who lost loved ones.

Count me in the battle camp.

- FOP Vermillion

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