LTTEs that probably won't be published, part 2

[ProfessorPlum]

At his recent press conference, President Bush stated that “My attitude about the defense of this country changed on September the 11th. We -- when we got attacked, I vowed then and there to use every asset at my disposal to protect the American people.” It is strange to me that Bush did not understand before 9/11 that part of this job was to use every asset at his disposal to protect the American people. Perhaps this explains why he ignored the Presidential daily briefs warning of Bin Laden’s plan to attack us. It may also explain why airlines were not put on the alert, and why nearby air bases were not warned that they might need to scramble jets quickly to defend us. What is also puzzling is that Bush’s concept of defense is almost completely offensive, in that the only thing he can conceive to make the country safer is to go to a foreign, oil-rich country, kill a lot of people, topple the government to create anarchy, and build permanent military bases. Perhaps a little defensive defense, like shoring up port security, would also be wise?

No word from local rag, yet.