ISIS is an offshoot of Al Qaeda. They will be able to attack us in a similar manner as the Boston Marathon attack. If a 9/11 style infiltration of this country were to happen, they would easily affect us in that manner.
I'd rather not discuss how I'd attack the US. But needless to say, we are quite vulnerable to a smaller-scale 9/11 style attack, where foreigners invade us and plant bombs at mundane locations. There are plenty of festivals, infrastructure, and gatherings that are vulnerable in the US to another "Boston Marathon" massacre.
And unlike Boston, the majority of places in the US don't have simultaneous access to six world-class hospitals + highly-educated medical population to care for the wounded. Keep that in mind, the casualties number was low because Boston hospitals were so close and world-class in their care abilities.
In most cities, random dudes on the street wouldn't know to pinch specific arteries to save your life. Boston was a unique place with medical know-how and lots of highly-trained medical response at the ready.
I'd rather not discuss how I'd attack the US. But needless to say, we are quite vulnerable to a smaller-scale 9/11 style attack, where foreigners invade us and plant bombs at mundane locations. There are plenty of festivals, infrastructure, and gatherings that are vulnerable in the US to another "Boston Marathon" massacre.
And unlike Boston, the majority of places in the US don't have simultaneous access to six world-class hospitals + highly-educated medical population to care for the wounded. Keep that in mind, the casualties number was low because Boston hospitals were so close and world-class in their care abilities.
In most cities, random dudes on the street wouldn't know to pinch specific arteries to save your life. Boston was a unique place with medical know-how and lots of highly-trained medical response at the ready.
http://www.vosizneias.com/128409/2013/04/16/unlikely-hero-in...
If such an attack happened anywhere else, I guarantee you that more people would have died / been injured.