Oklahoma City vs. New York City

There have been two terrorist events that have been seared into the minds of the populous of our nation, the events that took place at the Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the events that caused the collapse of the World Trade Center. But which one would cause the larger ripple in the modern world?

In my opinion, I would have to say that a second Oklahoma City would cause the most psychological damage. This might not make sense, after all, OKC had a smaller death rate, and did not cause a total collapse of the building. On the other hand, 9/11 resulted in thousands of death, the collapse of several buildings, and changed the mind-scape of the country.

So why did I say that a second OKC would cause more damage? Because we are talking about a small attack deep in the heartland of the US of A.

Think about it like this, in the United States, those who live on the coast know that they are vulnerable to an attack, maybe not on the conscious level, but they do still know. However, most of the people who live in the Midwest have a feeling of safety. Why? Because they are in the center of our country, and they do not get the same feeling of insecurity.

So what else is there to target? Many things. For one is the Sears Building, one of the tallest buildings in the world, and a center for economic activity in this nation. Secondly, there is the Chicago Board of Trade. For those of you who do not read the business page of the paper every day, the Chicago Board of Trade is the center of commodities trading in our country. Should it be targeted, the price of food would skyrocket.

So, if any government employees happen to be reading this, please look into the protection of the Board of Trade, after all, Hamas and Islamic Jihad both have cells in Chicago that are STILL on the loose.