SNOW VS. TERROR
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James Joyner | Monday, February 17, 2003 |
There are several links topping WaPo’s website all referring to the major snowstorm that hit over the weekend and continues to wreak havok. The Governor of Maryland banned all non-emergency vehicles from the read for a 12 hour period yesterday and Virginia has a travel ban still in place. Virtually everything, from government offices to shopping malls, have shut down. What strikes me as interesting is that this is far more than any terrorist attack has ever done in interrupting our activities. The folks at the Pentagon went back to work within hours of the attack on 9/11, despite having a jumbo jet crashing into one side of the building. The Beltway Sniper caused a lot of anxiety and chatter around the area but everyone kept going to work and otherwise lived their lives as normal. Terrorist attacks are obviously quite tragic, especially for those directly effected. But on a larger scale, terrorists have relatively little power over us.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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