It was really close...

Chicago's King Daley's assertions notwithstanding, no other city in
America has the concentration of power that presents such an obvious
and inviting target for (another) terrorist attack.

Oh, I disagree very strongly with that. DC is mainly a bunch of
government workers who produce little more than TFRs. New York is the
financial capitol of the world, let alone the United States. New Jersey
probably has more noxious chemicals in one place than anywhere else in
the country. Drop a 747 on MIT (near Boston) and you'll do more damage
to our scientific and engineering leadership than obliterating =all= of
our illustrious capitol.

And don't forget the terror potential of wiping out a random, small town
in Iowa. What small town would feel safe after that?

As with so many things in a democracy, the ADIZ currently in place is
an imperfect compromise between absolute freedom, and absolute
prohibition.

"imperfect" is right. It is very expensive in terms of freedom, and
gives little return in terms of safety.

Jose
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