Airline stocks are down today, the first day the New York Stock Exchange has been open since the tragedy. No big surprise.

Stocks are up in those companies engaged in weapons manufacturing. No big surprise there, either.

Thirteen thousand Air Force reservists have been called up; ten thousand Army reservists; two-three thousand Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard reservists each...the numbers perhaps give an indication of the strategy the Bush administration is planning to pursue.

Prior to the events of Tuesday, President Bush's defense spending proposals could've predicted the type of response he would rush to advocate.