"War on Terror": Worst Phrase Ever... And Still Being Used, Ctd.

Continuing with my ruminations on fear of terrorism and the U.S. society, here is a blog post from the excellent James Fallows. As bloggers say, here is the "money quote":

Yes, the 9/11 attacks were a disaster of historic proportions. Yes, some group, somewhere, will probably manage to attack the United States again. But many, many societies around the world face an ongoing risk of attack. Life is dangerous. Over the long run, we judge societies by how they bear up under such threats (and, of course, what they do to contain them.) Compared with the Brits, the Indians, not to mention the Israelis and I bet also the Iraqis, our security theater makes us look like chickens.