The Commander In Chief, aka President, says that he supports the heroic troops, and will follow the advice of his General In The Field, aka GITF. The GITF, Gnl. Petraeus, says that he will follow whatever policy is set by his Commander In Chief. This is known as a circularity. Unfortunately without enough energy, this circle is degenerating into a downward spiral. It will only end with a collapse.

Why hasn’t there been another terrorist attack on United States territory since Sept 11? That is a question that is asked, usually rhetorically as a support for, and evidence that Bushovism has worked, has been correct. This question brings us to a divide at the riverbend, much like that in Pittsburgh, there are three rivers, one of them is the best and only path to the answer. They are:

1. Attack is not possible.
2. Attack is not needed.
3. Attack has been thwarted.

Yesterday, Saturday March 14, terror struck Atlanta and Manhattan. Residents of both cities began recovering from their first fearful fantasy that they were under terrorist attack. Unfortunately the attacks were accidental and natural. Actually, they were both natural, although the Manhattan attack was a Manmade Mistake. The most frequent kind of accident. Curse you gravity, curse you. Big things make big boombs, making bigger news in a nation of perpetual fear. Their lives will recover. Their property will be repaired, after suitable filings and motions. However, we remain a nation in perpetual fear. When every tragic accident, every storm, every edition will have the “I thought it was a bomb…We thought it was an attack..” Then comes the official “It is not a terrorist attack.” The man in the cave has won, because we have only one reaction, fear first, fear forever.