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To: Neocon who wrote (257371)5/21/2002 4:46:33 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Re: medical maxim: "When you hear galloping hoofs, think horses, not zebras."

Very good maxim. Also applies to politicians. It's not exactly unheard of for them to parse their words extremely carefully... to attempt to shape the outcome their desire.

Sometimes "the Whole Truth" is less important to them than the "Spin".



To: Neocon who wrote (257371)5/21/2002 5:17:07 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
<<Also, the degree to which one is willing to commit resources if the plane is intended as a bomb differs from what one will do to thwart an ordinary hijacking, so it does make a difference to response.......>>

Right, blasting an airliner out of the sky due to a "normal" hijacking would be a vast over reaction.


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