Posted on 01/30/2002 5:29:12 AM PST by LiberteeBell
One barometer of our seriousness is the failure of pilots entrusted with jetliner controls to be entrusted with pistols for a last ditch defense of the cockpit.
President Bush could put out the word today and it would be policy next week, just like the Saudi womens' wear dicision, but instead he goes along with the "CYA" crowd.
Thus he was in the perfect spot for self promotion, (his greatest attribute), when new CT teams were formed.
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