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I was too glib with my last answer. In fact a large part of my number includes that emotional reaction.
If they do manage to fly a 747 into Caesar's Palace, again from the vulcan tw perspective, it's a small number of people and a small amount of infrastructure, so it's vitally important that we not give a shit. But that's just wishful thinking. The actual reaction of the country would be overwhelming, I'm guessing. The American people WOULD give a shit. A BIG shit.
The emotion of the second terrorist attack would probably be a lot shorter on tears and sorrow, and a lot longer on anger. We wouldn't nuke anyone the next day, but the resulting approach would be calculated and absolutely fierce. It might also produce martial law or legislation making the Patriot Act look like a ban on dancing.
And if there was a third attack at that point?
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