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Originally posted by Racerbvd
When you are the biggest guy, you are also the biggest target.
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I second this theory. My response to Tabs "The Orator" is that the effects of such a bomb, not just on Vegas or nationwide, but worldwide, would be catastrophic. Vegas can be catergoized as one of the most popular known entities on Earth. If it were bombed, I imagine we'd once again see a horrible drop in the global stock market and economy, and a fall out that could indeed be worse than 9/11. Why? Because Vegas another huge American economy, it is also a cultural icon endemic to the United States, and a cultural icon endemic worldwide to many foreign countries who know America for such icons.
Everyone's heard of Vegas. Everyone knows it. I'm surprised it hasn't yet been attacked. Maybe that's because everyone loves scantily-clad showgirls and acts where the trainer is nearly bitten in half by his tiger.
Now, at what lengths would I go to thwart this attack. Well, that depends on received information and its reliability. But potentially, one could lock down Vegas; have a big show of military force outside of Ceasars Palace, or nuke our adversaries. But therein lies the problem of terrorism. None of these actions would suffice. Vegas might still go sky high even if we blew up everyone but ourselves. Terrorism is far too large a presence to adequately prevent such an attack with any tangible means. And yet by acting with any ill-conceived tangible means, we could go after the wrong person or persons and pay huge worldwide consequences in addition to still being attacked. But then again, haven't we already done that? Haven't we approached what's intangible with ill-conceived tangible bombings and troop movements, only to suffer a loss of face not just worldwide, but among our own citizens?