America the unprepared

(Jerusalem Strategic Tribune via JNS) — The principal product of Washington, D.C., is words. They come in three different kinds of packages: memoranda, by which government departments and organizations communicate internally; op-ed articles, by which these various groups communicate with each other and the public; and reports, usually compiled under the auspices of people with expertise in the subject being addressed.

All three types are highly perishable. Almost none reaches a broad audience or is read more than a few days after it appears. Even reports, longer and more detailed than memorand...