Fec is reading The One Percent Doctrine and has pretty much sold me on what my next read is going to be by sharing an anecdote that contains the following:

The book tells of a specific incident after 9/11 where the FBI
briefed the president about a group of middle-easterners attempting to
buy a large warehouse in Kansas. Due to the Cheney doctrine of acting
upon even the slightest suspicion, effort was expended to find out what
these characters were up to. In days subsequent to the report, the
president, as was his custom, asked for progress in the investigation.

The briefing FBI agent, succumbing to the president’s penchant for
operational bravado replied, “Mr. President, the FBI has Kansas
surrounded.”

“That’s what I like to hear,” Bush replied. Later, it was determined
that the suspects were planning to run flea markets and needed a
location to store their goods.

Read the rest of Fec’s post because, well, it’s good.