re: #43 sagehen

Cheney and several others argued that the military should be used. President Bush, NSA Rice, and others wanted to maintain the FBI role - and follow the law under the US Constitution and Posse Comitatus. It shows that the President was very clearly interested in adhering to the US Constitution, and not shredding it as the Left insisted all along. It also disproves that Bush was a puppet for Cheney. Cheney’s interpretation was wrong, but he was concerned about law enforcement taking a lead on these cases - where jihadis were operating on US soil when law enforcement had not done quite enough to prevent attacks.

Law enforcement excels at cleaning up after attacks, not preventing them before they occur. It’s gotten better in recent years, but it requires catching breaks (like a Circuit City employee seeing video showing jihadis in action - Fort Dix Six) and/or infiltrating groups after getting leads.