Mary--Perhaps I misunderstood. Though I doubt that. Kerry ---who has been taken ut of context---was referring to our shores.   Something I am sure you can relate to and to your own neck.

Mafioso are still here---they are a nuisance. Many things are nuisances---and, terrorism when it hits you is a tragedy---when it strikes only a few times---still a tragedy but a nuisance in the big picture of our nation. WW2, Nam, ---tragedies.   Sporatic attacks---tragedies to the individuals and nuisances to the nation. How is that for a definition---too complicated for the W one liners the ply for votes and yet what Kerry---like Stevenson, Lincoln, JFK, and more try to infuse into public debate.   Bottom line---Kerry (substance) vs Bush (machoman one liners)

Bill H