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It has been nearly 6 years since a Terrorist event has taken place in the USA. In that time several apparent attempts at mayhem have been thwarted. However it is the consensus that it will only be a matter of time before such mayhem will occur. The outstanding fear is that it will be a big event taking many tens of thousands of lives and effecting hundreds of thousands of people, perhaps simultaneousily in 2 major cities in the world (LA and Toyko were mentioned) If this event should occur Mr Krasner former Under Secratary of State for Policy said that the response of the West will be massive, no longer will the West care about the nicities of diplomacy but will strike back with a heavy hand. This will in effect change civilization as we know it. So U might say we are in the twlight of civilizaton and are on the verge of something far more ominous.