I would add that a certain lethargy and complacency developes among organizations in which action becomes ritualized and alertness deteriorates.
Pearl Harbor and 9/11 are so similar it's scarey.
Over the past few years, books have been read that FDR knew about the suprise attack but let it happen.
I disliked FDR but these books are built on sand. We knew the Japs were going to attack... but we didn't know where.
Pearl was on a “War Warning” alert but had everything buttoned-up on Sunday morning.
Niether Kimmel or Short feared of a strike there. Afterall, the Japs all wore those thick glasses.
On Tuesday morning 9/11/2001, America revisited Dec. 7th, 1941. Blunders, faulty intelligence and laziness rose it's ugly head again.
Yeah they went for scapegoats after Pearl... but the feat was so outrageous at the time, no punishment should have been metted out.
Same as in 9/11, hi-jackings occur and usually, they end up resolved... peacefully. Kamakaze airliners into NYC and DC were not taken seriously.
Save the head-hunting for the bastids who are in this country right now. Worry about our power stations, dams, reservoirs, nuclear facilities and bridges.
The war has just begun... and the next attack will be as much of a suprise as the last. These vermin are from the dark ages but they are not stupid.
Although we went on the offensive in 1942, we had a real targets in the Pacific. These bastids are like a fluid gas that blends into our diverse culture.
In this war, we the civilians are the real targets.