If the police have information that a bank is about to be robbed, do they put this information in the newspapers? Not typically, even though this type of information might make the police chief look good in his reelection effort. Instead, they just prevent the robbery.
Is there a reason why the Bush Administration could not follow a similar policy? Rather than telling everyone that the terrorists are targeting certain targets, why not just use this information to prevent the attacks?
To a skeptic, it appears what is going on here is pure politics. If Tom Ridge warns that an attack may occur -- and it does -- the Bush Administation can say "See, we warned you, so we weren't sleeping on the job, and we can't be blamed for not preventing the attack."
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