# Ground Zero Rewind: Belling the Cat

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- Published: 2026-07-17T18:54:55+00:00
- Modified: 2026-07-17T18:54:55+00:00
- Author: Clyde Lewis

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To "bell the cat" means to take on a dangerous, difficult, or risky task for the good of the group. The idiom highlights the challenge of executing a solution everyone agrees is necessary, but no one wants to actually perform. This can be applied to the very survival of the United States. Will we ever […]

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