The ONLY way to do "everything at their disposal" to prevent terrorist attacks is to declare that no non-citizens are permitted in this country and assign 1 police officer to every citizen for 24-hour surveillance purposes.
That may sound dumb. And it is. But it's the logical conclusion of your ridiculous blanket statement. There must be limits on what the government is allowed to do in the pursuit of "safety." Your comment implies none.
I remember not too long ago that my father couldn't get through airport security lines in less than 4 hours because his name was the same as someone who had a problem. This went on for 3 years before he gave up enjoying travel in his retirement. There was no safety in this practice at all. It was nothing more than irresponsible use of power and refusal to use brains.
If there are to be limits, then you have to accept the fact that others are more comfortable living in a society which has some inherent risk of harm than to living in some totalitarian - yet safe - state.
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