Finally, they're taking serious action. I've been more and more worried lately that our government may not have the gumption to actually protect us. This article from MSNBC hopefully indicates that I was wrong. You can also see how prepared the biggest U.S. cities are here.

It seems that Al Qaida is planning another attack or series of attacks, and this time, we're not going to sit back and take it. Check this out from the MSNBC article:

Military jets also were patrolling the skies over New York and Washington around the clock and Defense Department strategists recommended to Rumsfeld that he order deployment of 300 troops with Avenger ground-based air defense batteries and shoulder-fired stinger anti-aircraft missile systems for several days to protect several key sites in the capital from air attack, according to the Pentagon officials, who spoke with NBC News on condition of anonymity. Rumsfeld was expected to formalize the decision on Tuesday, they said.

Maybe I should go downtown and have one more look at our national monuments... I hope my kids will be able to see them.