Terrorist Attack at the Boston Marathon

[aholbert32]

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I'm thinking this is probably going to end up being domestic terrorism. Say what you want about the insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan, they could certainly make incredibly deadly bombs.

In Iraq and Afganistan, you have much easier access to materials that make deadlier bombs. You try to purchase some of those components in the US and the FBI is aware immediately.

[OSUFan_88]

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I'm thinking this is probably going to end up being domestic terrorism. Say what you want about the insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan, they could certainly make incredibly deadly bombs.

Yeah, I didn't want to say anything, but this was far from the most organized bombing, especially with all the unexploded bombs they have found so far.

Thank Goodness for that too. If they were organized, this would have been far worse.

[TheMatrix31]

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There have been a lot of the "pros" that have had foiled/unsuccessful detonations too.

Let's just wait, yeah?

[jseward92]

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I'm thinking this is probably going to end up being domestic terrorism. Say what you want about the insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan, they could certainly make incredibly deadly bombs.

That's exactly what I was thinking. An actual terrorist group wouldn't go through all this trouble for what came out of it.

[aholbert32]

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There are also more events like this, though. Of course, that is just a product of more technology out there. Now any ******* can look up how to make a homemade bomb.

I dont agree that there are more events like this. Assuming this is a terrorist attack, its the first one of this kind in 11 plus years. In the 90's we had the WTC bombing and OKC bombing within 2 yrs of each other. Internationally, the number of suicide bombings outside of warzones has actually decreased over the last decade.

[OSUFan_88]

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There have been a lot of the "pros" that have had foiled/unsuccessful detonations too.

Let's just wait, yeah?

I'm just glad they are unsuccessful. It would have been far worse.

[Cusefan]

In Iraq and Afganistan, you have much easier access to materials that make deadlier bombs. You try to purchase some of those components in the US and the FBI is aware immediately.

This is true, you can't exactly go out and find a old Artillery shell in a dump. It's more or less just a hunch, nothing to base it on.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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You live in the era of 24/7 news, look at the statistics, far less wars, genocide, or even murders than compared to 20 years ago or more.

Stop buying into the hype.

Ehhh, these 2 are still pretty high up there. But this isn't the appropriate place for this so I'll leave it at that.

[DirtyJerz32]

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This is just really sad. Can't believe the world we live in.

[Cusefan]

I can say this much, by the end of tonight, Authorities will be able to determine if it is domestic or Foreign. These unexplored bombs are essentially a roadmap as to where to find your suspect.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Me personally, I'm basing my views of the world with my own eyes. Not the news. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched the news. I refuse to watch the news because of all the crap on there. I'm basing how I feel off of watching kids out and about in public, lack of respect to human beings or property, increasing prices on almost everything. The things that go on in the world that are out of my eyes only fuel what goes on in my everyday life.

This sounds like normal life for most generations of Americans.

[KHarmo88]

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This sounds like normal life for most generations of Americans.

Then "normal" isn't good

[Chip Douglass]

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With the way the world is going..... not anymore

The world is going fine.

We probably live in the safest geopolitical environment ever. Within most OSers lifetime, the biggest geopolitical threat to the United States was a communist superpower with 20,000 nuclear warheads facing this country.

I'll take what will probably amount to an small-scale Timothy McVeigh over that, thanks.

On topic, my thoughts go out to those affected.

[slickdtc]

Yea, I hope we can gather all the intel we can and go from there. I don't wanna hear about what or who it could be, I wanna hear who actually did this and have them brought to justice.

We've had a rash of shootings the past year it seems, not so bombings here in the US. So this is different territory. Scary.

[cubsfan203]

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I dont agree that there are more events like this. Assuming this is a terrorist attack, its the first one of this kind in 11 plus years. In the 90's we had the WTC bombing and OKC bombing within 2 yrs of each other. Internationally, the number of suicide bombings outside of warzones has actually decreased over the last decade.

Don't forget about the Olympics bombing as well.