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"better safe than sorry" is a great line for the kids, but it is not a philosophy upon which to base our national security policy (well maybe, if a child-like simplicity is your standard). I lean more towards "let's be rational, show fidelity to our highest values, and be creative". by the way, one might have hoped that after "everything changed" on 9/11, our leaders would have appreciated the special nature of war with a violent NGO employing asymmetric tactics. instead, we invaded an already neutralized nation-state under false pretense. things have gone downhill ever since, unless you went long on defense contractors.
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