"More than 80 percent of last year's terrorism fatalities occurred in just five countries," The Atlantic reports.
What are your thoughts and reactions to this article and its content?
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/the-geography-of-terrorism/382915/
This is a very interesting article and I'd to comment about its relation with Trump's travel ban. The 5 countries mentioned in your article include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria. Trump's updated travel ban is said to include Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. This article by the New York Times does a fantastic job discussing this in which it says:
"Some counterterrorism experts say a targeted vetting system that screens individuals on a case-by-case basis makes more sense than a total ban on travelers from certain countries.
“Vetting those coming to the United States against the broadest array of intelligence and law enforcement information is good security. Banning people because of their religion, ethnicity or country of origin is not good security and counter to our constitutional principles,” said John D. Cohen, a professor at Rutgers University and a former senior Homeland Security Department official during the Obama administration.
Mr. Cohen other counterterrorism experts said the Trump administration should beef up the existing programs that are intended to prevent criminals and national security threats from entering the country."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-replacement-restrictions.html?mcubz=3
I agree - a targeted vetting system does make more sense to me logically than barring individuals based off their country of origin.