Your Liberty for Temporary Security?

Even after destroying two nations (Afghanistan and Iraq), even after having our liberties ripped from us by the US PATRIOT Act amongst other acts and laws, even after the formation of Homeland Security and the War on Terrorism, we're still not safe from terrorist acts. Reminds me of a quote: 

They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.
~Benjamin Franklin

All the money and all the lives spent in a vain attempt to buy a little security will only bankrupt our country.

 

P.S. Fox News just said the parties to the G8 summit should "steel their resolve" to deal with Iran as the new fosterer of terrorism. First Afghanistan, then Iraq, now Iran. It should be no problem getting the UK behind a war in Iran. It's coming...