Are You Worried About Iran's Feb 11 Threat to the West?

[ICF]

I didnt know anything about it until I saw this thread.....

...but know that I know about it, I am officially not worried.

 

[PaulaSB12]

No one is paying the leader of Iran any notice and he doesn't like it, so he makes threats to make him look big. It doesn't no I am not worried why give hime that pleasure?

 

[kellyg403]

I wish I could say I wasn't a little worried. But, my son is in Afghanistan and honestly I worry all the time about that stuff.

Kelly

 

[Carly_Roach]

I didnt know anything about it until I saw this thread.....

...but know that I know about it, I am officially not worried.

Same here. Not even aware that some "threat" had been made.

But even if something were to happen on February 11, is there anything I can do or say to stop it? Nope.

So I'm not going to worry.

 

[minniebeth]

I'm worried about running out of brownies during this next blizzard. Iran is going to have to wait until i can dig out to deal with them. My husband is probably more worried about dealing with me than Iran

Of course, world relations such as these are always a concern globally, but it's true for most of us, our day to day happenings are what matters the most. That being said, Thursday is my DD's Bday and she has aked me to come into school and have lunch with her. We have a no bringing in special food policy, and it's Mystery Meat Day...um, I mean TACO day, so I'm fearful of having to brave the school cafeteria's lunch!

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

An important point - this is a nation/state making these statements.

This is probably tied to some announcement about their nuclear program. If it were more, they lose everything by taking credit for it in advance. Countries can no longer get away with open attacks on other countries - especially with nations like Israel right around the "corner"...

 

[Jennasis]

Perhaps the Ayatollah is the one replacing Simon on American Idol next Season?

 

[DawnCt1]

Of course I am concerned. Ahmedinejad is a confirmed believer in Muslim eschatology and is awaiting the return of the 12th Imam, the Mahdi from the well. He feels that he can hasten the apocalypse by creating chaos. Nothing Imanutajob does would surprise me.

 

[JoMarie]

Having gone thru 9/11 in NYC I can't say I don't worry a little every time I hear about a threat. My DH still rides the subway every day and when I hear about "dirty bombs" and suicide bombers I still cringe a little.

It only takes a few crazies to wreak havoc. So yes OP, I worry a little about these things.

I agree! I ride the subway every day and transfer at a 'major' hub. Not to worry anyone, but this makes sense as to why I noticed a LARGE number of police in the train stations yesterday, MUCH more than normal. There had to be about 50 (no exaggeration) in one station alone. But ya, I have to say I do worry a bit every time I hear something like this.

 

[snapppyd]

I agree! I ride the subway every day and transfer at a 'major' hub. Not to worry anyone, but this makes sense as to why I noticed a LARGE number of police in the train stations yesterday, MUCH more than normal. There had to be about 50 (no exaggeration) in one station alone. But ya, I have to say I do worry a bit every time I hear something like this.

Maybe I'm wrong, but being in NY, or I would imagine any large city, you feel a little extra vulnerable to an attack. I remember the army with rifles at Grand Central Station. Not something you are likely to see in a small rural town.

 

[eliza61]

Maybe I'm wrong, but being in NY, or I would imagine any large city, you feel a little extra vulnerable to an attack. I remember the army with rifles at Grand Central Station. Not something you are likely to see in a small rural town.

I ride the subway pretty much every other day. I worry a lot more about getting my bag snatched or mugged than any thing Iran can throw at us.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Maybe I'm wrong, but being in NY, or I would imagine any large city, you feel a little extra vulnerable to an attack. I remember the army with rifles at Grand Central Station. Not something you are likely to see in a small rural town.

I've gotten used to the military in the PATH terminal at the WTC. I've gotten used to machine gun toting military outside the Federal Reserve, K-9 units in my building...what really freaked me out was the day I went to the Light Rail station at home and it was crawling with cops. I've NEVER seen that before so it really threw me for a loop.

As for 2/11, I'm somewhat concerned, but I guess I've gotten a little hardened to all the threats, since working in NYC does mean every day is a threat.

Now if this announcement was made in a country where they had honest elections, I'd seriously be thinking someone was running for re-election.

 

[Vixen]

Perhaps the Ayatollah is the one replacing Simon on American Idol next Season?

good one!

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Maybe we just found out who Conan will be working for? Maybe he's part of the big announcement.

 

[Aisling]

I ride the subway pretty much every other day. I worry a lot more about getting my bag snatched or mugged than any thing Iran can throw at us.

I used to feel exactly that way, but after 9/11, I take the threats of those countries very seriously. My brother is in the air force and says they've almost doubled their "surveillance" of Iran in the last 3 weeks. Something is definitely brewing over there.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

I used to feel exactly that way, but after 9/11, I take the threats of those countries very seriously. My brother is in the air force and says they've almost doubled their "surveillance" of Iran in the last 3 weeks. Something is definitely brewing over there.

And our government announced last week that they feel a terror strike is imminent within the next 6 months or so.

 

[DawnCt1]

There is a rumor that they will unveil an almost impenitratable air defense system, that can detect slealth bombers, shoot down cruise missiles, etc. I hope that isn't so.

 

[snapppyd]

I ride the subway pretty much every other day. I worry a lot more about getting my bag snatched or mugged than any thing Iran can throw at us.

I know this was a thread about Iran; but my fear is much broader than Iran. What about Iraq? I live in Queens and we have had terrorist "wannabe's" arrested in the past few months. I still say it's easy for those in suburbia to make fun of my fears, try living where we were struck down already and see how it feels.

 

[snapppyd]

I ride the subway pretty much every other day. I worry a lot more about getting my bag snatched or mugged than any thing Iran can throw at us.

I've gotten used to the military in the PATH terminal at the WTC. I've gotten used to machine gun toting military outside the Federal Reserve, K-9 units in my building...what really freaked me out was the day I went to the Light Rail station at home and it was crawling with cops. I've NEVER seen that before so it really threw me for a loop.

As for 2/11, I'm somewhat concerned, but I guess I've gotten a little hardened to all the threats, since working in NYC does mean every day is a threat.

Now if this announcement was made in a country where they had honest elections, I'd seriously be thinking someone was running for re-election.

You see, this is what scares me the most. We act like it's business as usual to see maching gun toting military and think nothing can happen again. You mark my words, they are not finished with us yet.

 

[eliza61]

You see, this is what scares me the most. We act like it's business as usual to see maching gun toting military and think nothing can happen again. You mark my words, they are not finished with us yet.

No not at all. I just believe there is a healthy difference between "Fear" and "awareness". Should be aware of what all these wackadoodles are up to? Definitely without a doubt! But I see a different problem, it's the same problem with all this supposedly "airport" security. The bottom line is you have more to fear from your garden variety, home grown nut case than you do from any one from Iran. If you're a young male between 18-35 you have a greater chance of getting killled by gun violence in the New York City than you ever would from Iran making a terrorist strike. Yet, we obsess over this and the real day to day crimes that are occuring, we do zippo. Over 40,000 people will die in motor vehicle accidents this year, yet we obsess over and over about a terrorist waiting to high jack a plane.

Of course they are not finished with us, they never will be. It's will be an ongoing problem. We have been dealing with hate and racism since this country was founded, yet do you go around daily worrying about getting murdered? No, you simply do the best you can to keep you and your love ones safe, you make sure you are aware of who's around you and take normal safe measures and then you get on with your life.