Zach Nunn: “I find it ironic that these recent press accounts would make light of this security mission. We need look no further…”

“I find it ironic that these recent press accounts would make light of this security mission. We need look no further than the bombings in Egypt, Israel and the recent one in Saudi Arabia as well as other nations to realize that buses and other transportation hubs are frequent targets of terrorists. It would be unthinkable for security personnel to ignore this prospect in Atlanta. The use of military personnel in driving the buses has many advantages. These include the fact that the danger of infiltration of the driver pool is virtually eliminated in comparison to the danger of using volunteer or commercial drivers. In addition, military personnel are both disciplined and reliable--all personnel are specially trained in varying degrees for performance in combat or other difficult circumstances. Once again, prudent planning and precaution in this security arena may make the difference between life and death, and here I, for one, will defer to the experts in security who felt this was an essential security need. Misleading report No. 4: DOD personnel will be assigned to wash the Olympic buses. Fact: DOD personnel will not be washing buses.”