This was planned a great time prior to Bush achieving (by the courts) the Oval office.

I do, however, believe he did want to get back to DC and show leadership---which is difficult when you call the terrorists--"folks".

The real problem is with our complacency and trying to do security on the cheap as opposed to El Al. Never--Never a hijacking. I have been at Ben Gurion airport---you get out on time---but you are damned well searched. And, on the plane---a contingent of armed(well hidden behind a curtain of 20 or so seats)---what we would call (and were supposed to implement years ago) Sky Marshals with weapons.

The time=---sadly---has come. It came years ago.