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by ars 4733 days ago
> I don't think that's what a "straw man" is. I didn't make up something that I claimed was your position and then attacked it.

Yes you did. You claimed the argument was about small attacks, which it isn't.

> Thus, a relatively small number of small attacks implies a relatively smaller number of large attacks.

You have no basis for this belief. And in fact I think it's exactly the opposite. Small attacks aren't worth it (to the terrorist).

The "cost" to a terrorist is a human (the terrorist), either dying or getting caught. Same cost for both types of attack.

So a large attack gives a bigger "bang for the buck" for equal cost, and is thus more desirable.

> the obvious reason would be to use it as a first strike.

So, again, watch the country, not the border. See if the country is interested in a first strike. These types of attacks don't come out of nowhere.