Many times we (me included) harangue government agents for what appears to be overreacting. Last Tuesday was not one such time. The swift actions of federal officials and federal police last Tuesday were nothing short of heroic. When the full story comes out, the direction and expert leadership of the Bush Administration will eventually be chronicled in the annals of history as immediate emergency actions that saved many thousands of American lives.
A government source who is very much in the know, who prefers to remain anonymous at this time, indicated that there were actually twenty teams of hijackers ready to act last Tuesday. That only four of the teams got off the ground was because the federal government suspended all flights around the country. The four early flights got off the ground. The others did not.
No one yet knows for sure the targets of these other hijacking operations. But, we must assume that they were all similarly high-visibility targets, as were the three hijacked aircraft that hit buildings. Which means, many, many thousands more Americans were targeted for death.
Therefore, we must give credit where credit is due. Under the Bush Administration, the FBI and FAA acted immediately and decisively in quickly suspending all air traffic throughout the country -- very heroic actions for bureaucrats to take in our Constitutional Republic where Liberty is prized.
In this case, the faceless bureaucracy worked perfectly. We owe them our gratitude for saving countless thousands of American lives by their swift and decisive action. In truth, a few thousand Americans probably own them their lives.
This is very credible information due to the fact that several suspects have been caught carrying similar items in airports (knives, fake credentials, etc.) in the past few days. We cannot just call this a coincidence. Would any SANE Muslim/Arab carry anything that could imply guilt in light of the attacks? Yes, the feds have done a great job in such a terrible situation.
During this crisis, I have tried to keep my finger-pointing and partisanship to a minimum, but we can't help but to wonder what the outcome would have been if the federal government, for the past 8+ years had not wasted so much time, energy and resources focusing on trivial matters instead of tracking the movements of the REAL enemy. Would this have even happened?