We would be powerless if a bus with kids was rigged to blow in MSP of some other American city. They would wait a little to make Bush look powerless, then commit suicide.
Arabs (w/Soviet help) got desperate to bounce Reagan ahead of the 84 elections-started hijacking, hostage taking. I fear a surprise might be in order soon. For the first time since 9-11 I'm worried.
We aren't going to get back to Kansas for MORE THAN 7 years, that's for sure.
I also think that the Bush administration needs to prepare the populace for the hard choices faced in such a situation. And in the process alert the Jihadi's that we will be very prepared to make those hard choices and more in response.