India’s affect on America

01Dec08

: nytimes.com

So how does the terrorism in India affect us? This was the topic of The O’Reilly Factor‘s Talking Points tonight. In Mumbai 172 people were killed, six of which were Americans. O’Reilly stated these attacks are “warnings that if the Muslim terrorists could, they would slaughter every single American citizen.” For the past six years the Bush administration has kept us safe by using “tough techniques.” These techniques are opposed by the far left. As a new liberal president, how will Obama handle the war on terror? Deepak Chopra said on Larry King Live that Obama has the opportunity to get rid of the war on terrorism. In India, one shooter was captured and I’m sure is undergoing techniques that Obama opposes. According to O’Reilly, New York Times believes that tough techniques belittes America. Talking Points opposes torture, but not “coerced interrogation methods” such as sleep deprivation. In an October 2006 interview, Bush would not comment on the techniques that are used because he “does not want the enemy to just their tactics” based on these methods. But like O’Reilly mentions, I believe the country has to constantly be on the guard for terrorism.