“What is the greatest threat facing us now?” Powell asked. “People will say it’s terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system? No. Can they knock down a building? Yes. Can they kill somebody? Yes. But can they change us? No. Only we can change ourselves. So what is the great threat we are facing?”
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But if they had continued after 9/11 they would have destroyed our economy. Our economy took a bad hit with 9/11 and if the attacks had continued our economy would not have so easily recovered. They do not have to kill all of us to destroy us all they have to do is something which will destroy us economically to destroy America. Try to imagine what would have happened if they had taken truck bombs to elementary schools after the airline attacks of 9/11 during the aftermath. Terrorists organizations should never be allowed to gain the power to attack anyone in an organized manner. They should be destroyed anywhere in the world they surface. If terrorists were to acquire nuclear weapons they could effectively destroy millions of people and our economy along with it. If Islamic terrorists were to convert all of Islam to their beliefs they could wreak havoc on America since we have millions of Islamic people living here. There are so many ways terrorists can destroy America and to belive they are not a threat is just what they would like you to believe. You are playing right into their hands.