Do terrorists pose a greater threat than was posed by the USSR?

[Boojatta]

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Only if the terrorists are from the former USSR.

[Scuba]

2. If we keep helping their recruiting they will. n/t

[robinlynne]

3. I think the one percent pose the greatest threat, bar none.

[Turbineguy]

4. No.

The GOP is worse.

[RKP5637]

11. +1000 +++ n/t

[stevedeshazer]

5. Since they don't have a gazillion nukes like the Soviets did, no.

But we need someone to keep us afraid, so there it is.

[Angry Dragon]

6. nope

[Worship Money]

7. Right wing authoritarianism

Which, interestingly, is something that has a lot in common/elective affinity with the terrorists. In many ways they are natural allies, of the same mindset.

USSR was a monster state, but of a somewhat different kind.

[Kaleko]

8. Yes.

If you're talking about the financial terrorists exemplified by Goldman Sachs and their ilk, they definitely pose a greater threat than the USSR.

[Edweird]

9. Not counting wars by proxy, the USSR never attacked us.

[hobbit709]

10. I'm much more worried about the clowns over here.

Tonight's NCIS episode was-as the Mythbusters say "Plausible"- a plot by elements of Homeland Security and others to create a "terrorist incident" to strengthen their power.