If you had any doubts
In this story, the methods used by the terrorists in the world are shown to have come to our shores. Blowing up shopping malls, with kids aplenty, is exactly what this scum would love to be able to do. Do not ever forget; this is a war in which our enemy has sworn to kill each and every last one of us. For those that don't believe we should be on the offensive in this war, I ask you to consider how many of these "blow up a mall" type plots will slip through the system now, and how many do you think would slip through if we weren't actively chasing down terrorists in the Middle East right now?