While everyone else in the Government was conducting a three hour exercise revolving around multiple IED attacks in 10 cities,
Dozens of high-level officials joined in a White House drill yesterday to see how the government would respond if several cities were attacked simultaneously with bombs similar to those used against U.S. troops in Iraq.
White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend and the Homeland Security Council that she heads mapped out in advance a massive disaster involving improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. The attack targeted 10 U.S. cities, both large and small, at the same time, said a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Some 90 agencies from the White to Homeland Security to other Cabinet Agencies were involved in the exercise conducted from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Stanzel said the drill revealed gaps in the government's ability to respond, but also showed that there have been many improvements since Hurricane Katrina. The storm exposed federal inadequacies when it devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. For instance, coordination with state and local authorities and the ability to get federal resources in place quickly -- key missteps after Katrina -- appeared much better now, Stanzel said.
Appropriatly, the Washington Post headlined the story:
White House Disaster Drill Supposes 10-City IED Strike
because:
President Bush went on a bike ride yesterday morning and did not take part in the test.
When will the American People get wise to this? Before or after we lose our Precious Freedoms (or what's left of them)