In this mornings press there was an article about the deaths of 2 Australians (husband and wife) in Syria. This apparently brings the number of our citizens who have died in the conflict there to 7.

A week or so ago, apparently we prevented 2 persons from going and another person faces charges of inciting people to go to Syria to fight.

What should we do about this? Do we stop our citizens from going overseas to participate in a civil war?

There is another body of thought that suggests we allow those who want to go there to let them but then cancel their passports or other means to not allow them back.

Here is a link to the article.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-13/two-australians-feared-dead-in-syria/5196582

Revoke their dual citizenship immediately. What a terrible risk our fellow citizens have been exposed to living next to jihadists. Allowing them back is to court problems.

Of course those who pose as 'do gooders' but who are in fact simply cringing apologists for nasty types, will say that revoking the citizenship might put them at risk of harm.

It is a reminder to Government and to all members of Parliament that Australians are irate that government has done a very poor job indeed screening illegal immigrants and immigrants generally. Under Labor, almost all illegal arrivals were allowed to remain in Australia, which in other countries would have an unthinkable outcome. Labor ex-foreign minister Carr and others were highly critical of the casualness of screening of economic migrants, some of whom could easily be terrorists.

<<What should we do about this?>>

Nothing!

Don't people also travel to Switzerland to obtain legal euthanasia? What's the difference?

But why should those young people spend their money overseas? We could instead have a great tourist attraction locally, a resort in outback Australia where both Sunnis and Shiites, from Australia and overseas, can visit and shoot each other to their heart's content. What's the problem, so long as everyone else remains out of range?

What if the civil war was in America, would we feel the same way?

Intending jihadists and their urgers should not have to leave Australian shores before being called upon to defend their dreadful crimes. They conduct terrorist business and raise money in Australia to support their terrible missions. In that case revoke their dual citizenship and send them back to where they came from.

Why shouldn't the same apply to all those who migrate to Australia and commit serious crimes like drug or people trafficking, or violence?

What are the flaws in the immigration programs that have these unintended negative consequences and why hasn't there been stern corrective action before now?