The Scrutinator

I don't want to brush off the concerns for security in Iraq, but I think they lack perspective.

Why do we in the US feel our security situation is so much better?

• A mind-boggling number of person-hours ("man-hours") have been invested in our criminal justice system: policing, investigating, prosecuting, defending, judging, and the prisons. A huge effort spent catching and dealing with criminals, to get (presumably) the right people off the streets.
• According to the Dept of Justice, nearly 1/2% of the US population is in prison. We feel (relatively) secure because a lot of nasty people are in prison.

Iraq has a lot of catching up to do, a lot of hard work, and there are no short-cuts.

By The Scrutinator @ 10:56 PM