Philosophy

There's a Bear in the Woods

I read the other day that police officers, including some with security expertise, are being called up for National Guard duty in Iraq. It puts me in mind of an old Republican campaign spot:

There's a bear in woods.
Surely the bear is mean.
Likely the bear isn't very bright.

Doesn't it make sense to keep an eye on the bear?

Does it really make sense to send our bear watchers off to a place where there are many mean bears, none of whom is likely to come into our woods?