Reply #116: Talking about Bernie Kerik and Rudy?

[Donna Zen]

Yes_ it would be.

Or if you are saying that preying on notions of senseless fear would be "sad," then I could agree.

If however you are saying that security is unnecessary, I would have to caution against a belief that somehow the world has suddenly lurched into a Utopian dream.

The work that Slater and Clark did for the Cayman Islands was in relation to the hurricane rebuilding and focused on the building types and road grids that would prevent or mitigate damage from future storms. Not everyone is an expert on everything, and often those who are are consulted.

Bill Moyers did more than one program on the vulnerability of America's chemical plants and cargo ports. These are vulnerabilities that are unnecessary and invite problems. That the current regime choses to leave those areas open might give one the notion that future attacks are always welcomed by those who benefit most for exploiting public anxieties.

Personally, I think it is stupid to ignore a weakness that is easily preventable. I would trust Clark and Slater to give timely advice to calm people and make them less open to the greedy machinations of those who would use and abuse them.