Not too worried about it. There was a study by RAND that showed only 2% of victims are westerners, 98% are in fact Muslim or those not quite Muslim enough. They also said you have a greater chance of death by car accident than Mujaheddin. Honestly I worry about hunting accidents way more than terror. I've been shot twice.
Yes, and my guess is that even if you happen to be a Muslim, and therefore in the 98%, your chances of dying from terrorism are still low compared to other causes.
My concern is not that I might die from a terrorist attack, as the chances are extremely remote. It is entirely what it might do to the economy. I am concerned about the economy enough as it is, even without any terrorist threat. I just don't think we can afford the economic ripple effect that is caused by a larger scale terrorist attack during this down cycle.
Also, we'd be running all over the world, bombing the shit out of everyone, spending more budget on military. Not to mention Patriot Act, part deux.
- wolf