~ight to revenge - U.S. too quick in response

Where is the security? As a baby I had a blanket. As a child, I had a stuffed animal brontosaurus. Now I trust my life to President Bush and numerousgovernmentdepartments tangled in planning, following a war

Geri Lynn Utter

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I know some people are strongly against the old theory of "an eye for an eye" and "a tooth for a tooth," but I totally agree with this primitive theory when it comes to the United States defending itself by bombing Afghanistan. Prior to the terrorist act that took place on Sept. 11, I was under the impression that the U.S. was invincible, but that childish image of the U.S. was shattered on that day. Who would have thought that the U.S., the most invincible country in the world, could be broken down into a complete state of panic in the matter of an hour? I never did.

Take a minute and think about the all the innocent people that were killed. Those people did not go into work that morning knowing that they were going to die. They were viciously murdered without even being given the chance to say 'goodbye', 'I'm sorry' or "I love you' to their close friends and family. They were just like the rest of us; however, most of them were not given the chance to express how they felt.

After trying to imagine what the people involved in the terrorist acts experienced that day, I asked myself, do we have the right to take our revenge on the people of Afghanistan? I think we do have the right to take our revenge. Some people may view bombing Afghanistan as playing God, but I see it as protecting our country. If we, as a country do not put our foot down, it is bound to happen again. Are the people of the U.S prepared to watch over 600 innocent people die for no reason again? I don't think so.

I am well aware of the fact that there are innocent people living in Afghanistan that may be affected by the bombing; however, at least the U.S. has the decency to help the civilians of Afghanistan. After all, we are targeting those that have hurt our country. It is not our intention to kill civilians that were not involved in the terrorist acts; but, it is only realistic to conclude that some innocent people will be affected by our bombing.

I look at it this way, should we sacrifice the lives of a few Afghani civilians or should we make ourselves vulnerable to be attacked again? Even though it may seem harsh to some, I think the safety of our country is more important. Do I believe we should continue to bomb Afghanistan? Definitely.

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Karen Schweizer on terrorism that our staff writer government branches are not ready for.

Citizens of the United States met the terrorist attacks Sept. 11 with surprise and horror. United States departments such as the CIA and FBI stepped into action to prevent a breech of security, as did the United States department of defense with military plans. The world's people cried out for retaliation as the Pentagon, the World Trade Center Tower one, and two crumbled like plaster toys. The United States retaliated with bombings in Afghanistan on "military targets" according to Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. However, is the attack a good thing? There is speculation of a 100 percent chance of terrorist retaliation.

The United States should not have bombed Afghanistan without first taking larger steps to protect its citizens. The FBI is only now implementing a major plan to identify and trace economic funding of the Taliban and Al Qaeda organization. There may be 100 religious fanatics in this country receiving funding from Osama bin Laden at this moment that we don't know about.

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered an expansion on the Federal Air Marshall's program and a ban on cutting instruments including disposable razors, a ban that came too late for passengers on the fated planes.

The cases of anthrax in Florida demonstrate that •the United States is facing a new enemy. The threat of biological warfare is now more of a concern. We now may need to monitor even mail.

We are just learning how to deal with the new enemy of terrorism. Our organizations are not equipped to handle this situation now, although they are adapting every day. The American response of bombing should have been conducted after these breeches were secured.

Baby please don't go ...

Everyone has complaints about Cabrini, the greatest one being that it sucks. I think that I've figured out the problem with our school; nobody goes here.

I'm sure that everyMati Holmes one has noticed the mass guest writer exodus of people going home on Friday after._________ __. noon, and I agree that it's important for people to see their families and friends and enjoy some time off-campus, but it seems that everybody leaves every weekend. I exaggerate, but anyone who's been around campus on a Saturday or Sunday, anyone who isn't from this area and can't go home whenever they want, anyone who has been totally bored on this deserted campus will surely understand what I mean.

The problem is that it's a cycle that makes being on campus on the weekends worse and worse. People naturally go home. It's what people do when they go to college so near where they live, and that's fine, but it leads to there being no one around. Then, since no one is around, people think, "Why stay here? No one's ever here and there's never anything to do."

are just commuters who sleep on campus four nights a week.

I don't understand why people would spend so much money to go to college, and then never be around. I don't understand why people complain when there's nothing to do on the weekends; anything that's ever planned hardly gets any attendance. Even the dances don't really get anyone until an hour and a half before they're over, and I've heard people say that they were going home, coming back for the dance and then going home again. It sucks here on weekends and that's why no one stays around, but it sucks here on weekends because no one stays around.

I would ask the current freshmen to try to change this. If you do, you'll start something that will eventually make this college not suck so much, at least in one aspect. I'm not saying to make yourself into a prisoner here. Go home. See your family. V1Sit friends at home, but don't do it every single weekend. You live here now. Hang out on campus. Have friends over on Friday and Saturday night when they can stay later in the dorm and you don't have to worry about waking up people who have an 8: 15 the next morning. You'll get less hassle than on a Thursday night. Hang out on campus and enjoy it. as opposed to during the week when you're just running around to classes and work and whatever else. The more people that are around on the weekends, the more stuff there will be to do. Make your college into what