Gray Lady's with Jumpin' Jack

The NY Times is as silly about the US Coast Guard training with its machine guns on the Great Lakes as the NDP.

As a defense against terrorism, militarizing the Great Lakes is a symbolic defeat. And it is another in a series of incremental changes that threaten to change everything that we take for granted about our country.

The question is how far we choose to militarize ourselves at home in response to terrorism. Turning the Great Lakes — even on occasion — into a live-fire zone is the kind of decision that says little to terrorists but speaks volumes to the rest of us.

Lets just get it over with and give up, eh? I'm amazed the Times isn't advocating disarming all US border personnel.

Mark C.

Posted by markc at October 21, 2006 04:25 PM