[AzCivic]

That's what we're doing and throwing in a little democracy for the hell of it, who knows maybe it'll take hold when the people over there realize that it actually is better than what they're used to.

I meant that the gov't could do all those things you listed before 9/11, if they saw you as a real threat I'm sure they'd make exceptions to any rule in the book to stop you. And since the terrorists live in our own country before they attack then yes it does make sense to monitor what's happening in our own country. As far as airport security; allow racial profiling then I'll feel safe at an airport, I could give two shits if someone feels offended. We have a great advantage in this war on terrorism, we know what they look like. God forbid we do anything about it, I'm sure the airlines don't want to pay any more settlements to offended shitheads. Liberals don't like such things though so they'll do whatever they can to make sure old grandpa joe gets frisked just as much, if not more than, the poor poor middle easterners.

There's a difference in knowing an attack may happen and knowing one will happen on sept 11 with such and such flights into such and such buildings. I guess the Clinton administration had the same problem acting surprised, of course they had the chance(s) to kill bin laden so maybe they felt a tad worse about the situation.