"Play the fear card"?
I know it has been 7 years since 9-11, but we are still at war with a determined enemy out to kill us. His city was hit, thousands died.
Fear, you betcha.
Maybe the war on terror does not involve you. Maybe you get up, go to work do your job, see some news on Iraq / Afghanistan and treat it like a fictional book.
We are still at war, the enemy kills our soldiers every day, and they are looking for any way to attack US civilians on our soil again.
What is wrong with fear?
The enemy is real, they ARE a threat. I don't know how far you live from NYC, but maybe you should watch news footage of the carnage from 9-11 again, and keep imagining
in you head that instead of NYC 2001, it is your hometown today. The attack is on the same level. You don't know if your family is safe, injured or dead.
I know this is hypothetical, but it can happen and believe me they are trying.
Fear card?
pretty cold statement.