I think that what happened at Beslan was a perfect example of why the US is afraid of the terrorism issue we are currently facing. The government is afraid of some school here being in the place of Beslan. So am I.
The children who went to that school on that day were just like children going to school all over the world; innocent, with the intent to go to school then come home and kiss their parents hello. They wont ever be able to do so again, and the idea that that could someday be me frightens me.