"False Security"

What is a false sense of security? I believe it is underestimating the ability of a potential threat from any opponent. In boxing, it could be taking your opponent too lightly, or taking his ability as something less than what it is.

Mike Tyson was perceived as an indestructible and invulnerable champion. Tyson walked through almost all of his opponents with little concern for their ability to defeat him. Tyson destroyed nearly every fighter in his path to the championship, leaving most of his challengers lying on their collective backs, looking up at the ring lights.

Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history by defeating Trevor Berbeck after only two rounds with a devastating knockout. Tyson then went on to unify the title by destroying Michael Spinks with a 91 second knockout in the first round.

Fight after fight, Tyson defeated one top fighter after another; he looked like a fighter who could retire with millions of dollars and an undefeated record. Tyson's big pay day was to be against Evander Holyfield, the number one challenger in the heavyweight rankings, but before he would fight Holyfield, he had a "tune-up fight" with a fellow named James "Buster" Douglas in Tokyo, Japan. Every one in the boxing community wrote off Douglas as a glorified sparring partner who would only last one or two rounds before Tyson would then dispatch him with his patented upper-cut.

Early in the fight, it looked as if the fight would follow the script as Tyson knocked Douglas down with a violent hook; but to everyone's surprise, Douglas got up and lasted out the round. Most of the fans believed Tyson would come back in the next round and "finish business" with Douglas, but to the shock of everyone in the arena, Douglas began to pile up rounds in his favor as he broke Tyson's rhythm with a long and effective jab and an occasional right-cross. Tyson's eye began to swell and he was in an unfamiliar position, behind on points and an opponent who seemed to have figured him out.

Then the 10th round began; Tyson came out of his corner looking tired and confused. Douglas continued to pummel the bewildered Tyson; jab, jab, jab, left, left, left and Tyson was wobbled. Douglas finished with a quick left jab followed by a long over-hand right, and Tyson fell into the corner, his mouthpiece hanging out of his mouth. Tyson couldn't get to his feet in time and James "Buster" Douglas, the glorified sparring partner, was the new Heavyweight Champion of the World! I guess "Iron Mike" took his opponent too lightly, and he had a false sense of security.

A couple of years ago, Osama bin Laden was killed by a Navy Seal team and a victory dance was done by the Obama Administration. Don't get me wrong, the killing of bin Laden was a good thing, but it wasn't the be all and end all of terrorism in the world and it didn't break the back of radical Islamic terrorists. Every sympathizer of radical Islam is still in the terror business, and each of them is willing to go to any length to advance their cause of world domination by radical Islam.

This week, in Boston, terrorists set off explosive devices at the Boston Marathon on "Patriot Day". Three people have lost their lives and hundreds were injured by the explosions. The types of devices were quite prevalent in their use in Afghanistan against American troops and civilians. They were filled with metal chards and ball-bearings meant to inflict as much injury as possible to the innocent observers of the Marathon. No group has taken "credit" for the attacks as of this writing, yet I find it interesting that this was done on "Patriot Day"; it certainly smacks of a radical Islamic message.

We must ask ourselves this question: "Is America (Obama Administration) taking terrorists too lightly?" and "Are we living in a false sense of security?"

We have porous borders and very little has been done to close them; not only from illegal aliens, but also from terrorists from anywhere in the world