Wednesday, December 30, 2009

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE YEAR OF 2010?

This New Year of 2010 will be a remarkable year. We will continue to watch the change of the value of our dollar.  Will this rise continue? Or is this false hope and only temporary?  Will we have to go to war to build up our economy? Will the stock market keep rising as it has since last March?  Will most of us benefit from the Public Health Plan? Will we ever win the fight on terrorism?

It is disturbing to me, our State Department has lists of Suspected Terrorists.  They also have another list called No Fly list.  These two separate lists in my humble opinion are ludicrous as there should be only one list which should include airplanes and other public places.

It was recently noted that a terrorist, the Underwear Bomber's father who is a respected Nigerian banker, reported that his son was a Jihadist with terrorist tendencies.  After the father reported him, the son was put the Suspected List, but not on the No Fly List. He was recently caught making a bomb on an American airline.  Why is Obama saying this is an isolated incident, when in fact the son is on the Suspected List?

Now due to the pressures he is presented with, Obama is ordering a review of the Watch List System.  But why was this not done before?  It has been eight years since 911, and our government has not got their act together yet to protect our country in this manner

It would be interesting to hear your views.  Please comment below.

FOR NOW, I WISH YOU ALL GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PEACE
MAY OUR COUNTRY PROSPER AND OUR WEALTH RETURN FOR THE NEW YEAR

2 comments:

Leonard S. said...

How can this homeland security call themselfs homeland security if a person appears on a watch list and is not on the no fly list. How can that be? We don't need political hacks appointed to these very important positions where our safty is concerned we need Ex military or law enforcment people to protect us.

Iris Shapiro said...

Very true. It certainly something to think about. Wish we can do more than just think.