We tend to overlook just how vast a country the United States is, although only a handful of others are as large or larger. The task of safeguarding this vast land is mind-boggling in its complexity and enormity.
Absolutely. In addition, they have to try to protect us but not trample on our basic freedoms in the process. Trying to balance that in a huge country with milions of people against a new kind of enemy is a daunting task. We'll eventually get it right but I'm afraid its going to be a rough road for a while.