On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 02:32:10 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in KqjCe.1930$Im3.1442@trndny07::

I'm afraid I no longer remember who made that comment, but I believe it was a
military officer.

Well, it's "their" job, just the way a junkyard dog's job is to bite
fence jumpers at night. You want a vicious dog that will
enthusiastically deter the larcenous, but you want to keep him chained
firmly under control during the day when cash customers are around.
This ADIZ is beginning to look like the dog has slipped its leash.


While I don't deny the vulnerability of DC to certain potential aerial
and other modes of terrorist attack, I believe the cost in restriction
of freedom is far greater than the actual good the DC ADIZ
accomplishes toward security. If those who govern us fear for their
well being in the traditional seats of government, they should retreat
to their bunkers to convene Congress, not revoke the peoples' rights
out of convenience.