Lessons learned from Mumbai

Last week’s terrorist attack on Mumbai was unsettling and partially exposed the vulnerability of one of the world’s largest growing cities. Could the violent acts actually strengthen counter-terrorism strategies the U.S.? The Takeaway explores this with Paul Cruickshank. Cruickshank says that it may be more difficult to pull off this type of attack in the United States because we are protected by geography and demography. The American Muslim community is resistant to al-Qaida’s ideology, and two oceans separate us from Southeast Asia. That said, the soft targets in the United States are just as vulnerable as anywhere around the world.