Good gawd, we're a fearful nation.

Americans seem afraid of having terrorists and terrorist suspects imprisoned in their backyards. Yes, in American maximum security prisons. Makes Americans a bit nervous. Like the terrorists pose threats. Even when locked up. As if they might escape and cause havoc. And hurt us. Yes, we Americans have become babies. Fearful little babies. We've allowed terrorists to scare the hell out of us. To the point that we don't want them imprisoned in America. We'd rather have them in Guantanamo. Or in prisons in foreign countries. Some Americans are even fearful of having terrorist suspects tried in American civil courts. For fear that they might be acquitted. And released. My gawd. What have we come to? We're like little old maids. Having to check under our beds at night. To make sure nobody is hiding there. We're a bunch of sissies. We submit to all kinds of safety measures. Inconveniences. Loss of rights. Loss of freedoms. Just so we can feel protected from a potential terrorist attack. In that sense, the terrorists have won. They have made us a fearful nation. --Jim Broede