Experts say ‘terror’ threat overblown. From UPI:
Parachini believes that the White House’s declaration of war against the terrorists can lead to policy abuses.
“I think that as a tool, war can justify a lot of activities, but there needs to be a recognition that this isn’t a war like World War II, World War I or even Vietnam,” he said. “It is a ‘war,’ in quotes, in the same sense that we have a war on crime or drugs. You can’t ever reduce the risk to zero, that is impossible.”
Congleton believes that the declaration of war may lead the government to overstep societal boundaries with unwarranted “drastic new domestic policies,” given the potential threat.