Great Regulars: We may not be able to prevent or anticipate

everything, but we can be well-rehearsed and well-practiced in emergency response. And no one thinks we're better prepared for this than before 9/11 given how little funding has gone to this sector of national defense.

Lastly, to call vigilance against festering international subversion a "war" is a waste of linguistic breath. It's not a war; it's not about territory or international spheres of influence; it's brute retaliation for the sake of blood and pride avenged (whether real or imagined); it's the Hatfields and McCoys, is what it is.

from David Biespiel: The Arena: Politico's daily debate with policymakers and opinion shapers

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