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concept of “war against terrorism” is not appropriate for our European
societies. We are not at war. We have a very serious challenge in terms of
domestic security. But it is a security issue to be dealt with by the police
and the internal intelligence services. War would mean a major disruption of
normalcy. We want to keep the same routines and be convinced that the security
services are indeed equipped to match the challenge. They might of course be
supported by the armed forces. But that support has to be much smarter than
just placing a few soldiers in shopping malls and other public spaces. The
politicians need to understand that the military can do much better things than
just standing out there.
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