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I recently missed a flight to visit family in Minnesota. I had arrived at the airport 40 minutes before my flight was scheduled to leave, but I wasn't allowed to board the plane. Due to heightened airport security, I learned that I had to be there 45 minutes prior to departure. So I was rerouted. At the end of the day, having taken multiple flights on a standby basis instead of
the nonstop flight I wanted to take, I reached my intended destination but only after much inconvenience and wasted time.
Missing my flight was a stark reminder that the world we live in isn't a peaceful place where everyone gets along. And the reason for increased security at so many airports around the world today is to prevent terrorists from blowing up airplanes or using them to destroy others.
Sept. 11, 2001—the date terrorists hijacked four airplanes and killed thousands of Americans—is burned into our memories. This incident and many others over past decades have made us all aware of Muslim extremists willing to give their lives to kill innocent men, women and children.
In our local communities many young people go to schools and live in neighborhoods where they have to contend with gangs and bullies who think nothing of beating others up and even killing them if they don't comply. Many gangs also have turf wars with competing gangs over who controls a particular neighborhood. Innocent people are often hit by random bullets exchanged in such battles.
School and college campuses are not safe either. In recent months there have been multiple reports of someone going insane and shooting students.
Between nations, we see multiple ongoing wars and skirmishes, including those in Afghanistan and Iraq—not to mention the recent conflicts between Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel. Regarding the latter conflicts, all sides acknowledge that any peace between the combatants will only be temporary. These enemies expect to continue the war at some point in the future.
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