Terrorists are like termites.

[forrestkc]

Termites are constantly looking for ways to enter into your home. All they have to have to get in is one window well or other spot on your home that comes close enough to the ground for them to build their little mud tunnels and come in. Once inside your home, they start eating away at the structure and leaving scent trails for other termites to follow. They can be active for months before you notice any signs of their activity, and by then, they have probably nearly consumed one of your floor joists or window frames. If you don

[Marnie]

Termites were never a problem out west for me. Marnieland West is was basically brick. Now, Marnieland East has a termite problem. We have this hideous railroad tie retaining wall around the house, that I am sure looked good two centuries ago. But now they are infested with termites. The first thing we did was get rid of the porous railroad ties and build a brick retaining wall. Then we drove these stakes in the ground all around the house that supposedly drove all the termites back to Hell, then we sprayed the whole house, and replaced the little wood that was bad.

I'm sure you can find a appropriate metaphor in there.

[senerhu]

not bad forrest, good job...

[kat8585]

If I read all but your last line, it is very true, and says to me that we have to get rid of the magnets for illegal immigration in this country.

[forrestkc]

If I read all but your last line, it is very true, and says to me that we have to get rid of the magnets for illegal immigration in this country.

My point is that the whole "fight them there so we don't have to fight them here" notion is a falsehood you don't combat terrorism by creating more piles of wood, in doing so, you only create more of them.

[rtwo]

If I read all but your last line, it is very true, and says to me that we have to get rid of the magnets for illegal immigration in this country.

My point is that the whole "fight them there so we don't have to fight them here" notion is a falsehood you don't combat terrorism by creating more piles of wood, in doing so, you only create more of them.

Its not a good point. If you wait until the termites are in the house you're to late, its just a matter of how much damage they do before you eradicate them. On the other hand, what we do here in Texas is spray outside the house, to prevent them from even entering. HTH.

I knew there had to be -something- we agreed on, Myco.

[rtwo]

If I read all but your last line, it is very true, and says to me that we have to get rid of the magnets for illegal immigration in this country.

My point is that the whole "fight them there so we don't have to fight them here" notion is a falsehood you don't combat terrorism by creating more piles of wood, in doing so, you only create more of them.

Its not a good point. If you wait until the termites are in the house you're to late, its just a matter of how much damage they do before you eradicate them. On the other hand, what we do here in Texas is spray outside the house, to prevent them from even entering. HTH.

I knew there had to be -something- we agreed on, Myco.

Two things, I also note you are back in the motherland. I just retunred from vacation there, and grew up around West Point. There's a newbie here I think from NY as well.

[oncebitten]

If I read all but your last line, it is very true, and says to me that we have to get rid of the magnets for illegal immigration in this country.

My point is that the whole "fight them there so we don't have to fight them here" notion is a falsehood you don't combat terrorism by creating more piles of wood, in doing so, you only create more of them.

Nice analogy, but terrorists aren't termites. There terrorists. You can't negotiate with terrorists, you can only kill them.