Reply #204: Right, "homeland" was not in the lexicon then

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It would not be a stretch for a Pres. to question the threats here in addition to those abroad but the use of 'homeland' undermines the story.

Actually, it is pretty obvious that we would be thinking about terrorism abroad and here on US soil. I'm sure many underlings already had thought through that.

That whole conversation about the homeland and Bush reminds me of many business meetings that I've attended where the senior vp guy asks a question (Mr. Obvious questions, I call them) that is the right question and everybody sucks up and thinks, wow, what a brillant question this guy's a fucking genius. While I sit there and think, well, no shit Sherlock, and proceed to answer the question because I thought of that and all the ramifications of it months ago.