For myself, I'd rather have rockets aimed from my building than aimed at my building, but I am a bit of a traditionalist...as a former Philadelphian, I remember that, in preparing for the Republican National Convention in 2000, they did a facelift on the notorious Admiral Wilson Boulevard. It's abandoned warehouses and cheap motels were leveled, the hookers were chased away,and an elegant esplanade was created, which confuses and bewilders returning expatriates even to this very day.