Does Not Logically Follow

VOA News: U.S. Issues New Suicide Hijacking Warning (July 29, 2003)

ABC News: U.S. Aims to Reduce Air Marshalls (July 30, 2003)

I don't get it.

UPDATE (5:06 pm): Apparently, somebody else didn't get it either. MSNBC: Flip-flop on air marshal schedules

In an apparent reversal of policy, the Transportation Security Administration will immediately begin scheduling air marshals back on cross-country and international flights, MSNBC.com has learned. The move comes less than 24 hours after MSNBC.com reported that air marshals were being pulled from those flights because of budget problems associated with the costs of overnight lodging for the marshals.

So in response to the worst terrorist attack in US history, we're okay with spending $4 billion a month to occupy a country that had no connection to 9/11, but we're going to get all chintzy on hotel costs for airplane cops? Priorities, people, priorities. I wonder who noticed the looming PR disaster first?

"I'm not really an air marshal, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express."