Houston is one of our most populous metropolitan areascertainly in Texasin the country. Can you imagine what kind of carnage two bombs going off at shopping malls could wreak? According to reports. this individual was communicating with another man. also born in Iraq. who entered the United States in 2012 as a refugee and who had ties to terrorist groups and fought twice in Syria and allegedly was trying to go back to Syria to fight alongside Islamic militants. This individual was communicating with another person with terrorist ties. and it certainly should raise all of our suspicion and concern. Both of those men were refugees from Iraq. That doesnt mean the refugee program should be dismantled or abandoned entirely. What it should tell us is that we better be darned sure that whoever comes in through the refugee system has been adequately vetted to protect innocent potential victims here in the United States. Fortunately. in this instance. our law enforcement officers acted effectively and quickly to prevent a tragedy. but they cant be right 100 percent of the time. If they are right only 99 percent of the time and innocent people are hurt or killed. if we dont do everything in our power to stop it. then I think we are partially responsible.
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