{"id":6328,"date":"2014-10-01T20:55:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=6328"},"modified":"2014-10-01T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T00:55:11","slug":"white-house-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/01\/white-house-security\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Has any of the news coverage about the White House security issues covered the angle of whether the government is managing risks effectively?<\/p>\n<p>During Obama&#8217;s presidency, the government has stationed submarines off the coast of Martha&#8217;s Vineyard. The taxpayers have funded supersonic jet fighters to chase down 100-knot Cessna float planes (<a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/18\/supersonic-f-15s-intercept-seaplane\/\">posting<\/a>). We&#8217;ve paid for a $400 million fighter jet to chase down a $30,000 biplane (<a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/07\/obama-saved-by-the-fighter-jet-that-he-canceled\/\">posting<\/a>). Special helicopters have been loaded into cargo planes and flown to distant corners of the globe. We have built excellent defenses against Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies. But\u00a0now it transpires that a person intent on harming the president need only walk into the White House with whatever arms he or she happens to be carrying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has any of the news coverage about the White House security issues covered the angle of whether the government is managing risks effectively? 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