[eno_]

Not practical to blanket the area with photorecon. Another reason to think this is Islamist terrorists: The only practical way to even try to do real-time coverage in an area like this is with drones, and we NEED our drones in Aftganistan and Iraq.

[bonesmccoy]

No there is another...
Dirigibles ... if the weather is good, you can put up a dirigible loaded with cameras. Put remote control stations in DC and fly the dirigibles over Bethesda, McLean, DC area.