Patience is…
Drawing a lesson (intended or not) from Bruce Schneier’s recent post on Human/Bear Security Trade-Off, our largest fault in how we go about protecting ourselves from terrorism is that we are impatient. Meanwhile the terrorists are infinitely patient. This is the same problem we are experiencing in Iraq. This is not a statement of support for “staying the course” rather an admission that when Bush says his successor will have to deal with withdrawing troops he understands that it is going to take a long time to achieve a period of stability in Iraq.