Oops...hit send too early...In saying that they have ignored the threat, I suppose mispoke. I guess what I meant to say was that they didn't take it seriously enough to take more extensive meassures. I understand your analogy to the NFL officials, and, indeed, I have lived overseas for a large portion of my life, and have seen the active efforts; however, I have also seen where the efforts are/have been lacking, and this was a thought of mine way before the first (major) attack actually struck US...It has also been the topic of heated debate for the past few decades, and the American efforts (or lack thereof) have often been the object of ridicule internationally (on the contrary, certain actions/practices have been looked upon with praise internationaly).
I don't want to sound like the proverbial armchair quarterback, as I cannot even begin to fathom the strain and pressures upon a government to protect it's society, however, I do feel that more should have been done, long ago. That is only my opinion, which, the right to have has been guaranteed me by the men and women that serve this and other countries.
AL
