I saw the first Manassas area search on TV -- the cops in the middle lane were stopping the car in front of each white van or truck, using the car as a roadblock. I kept thinking, "What if I were the driver of the car in front, in back, and on the sides, and the guy opened fire and stepped on the gas?"
I think it's important to know ASAP when the roads are blocked, so innocent people in that area can get off or avoid them, for their own safety. The way these searches are being done, this thing could turn into a highway massacre.
Sorry, in war s*** happens. In war, you have no guarantee that you will continue to live.