richard clarke visits uiuc

I attended a lecture by richard clarke, the author of "against all enemies" and more importantly, the counterterrorism expert during sept 11. I found him to be a very effective and analytical speaker. I have never heard a social scientist (i dont know how else to classify him) speak in a manner similar to engineers. The crux of his argument: we are fighting terrorists and bush is botching things up royally (or presidentially....i guess royally is an unfair and incorrect adjective in a democracy).
The part that i liked the best: his answer to why he named his book "against all enemies". Apparently, when the president takes the oath to office (which, btw is almost the same oath, plus or minus a few lines, as the one taken by new american citizens), s/he promises to protect the constitution against all enemies. I find this stunningly different from india's pledge, which I and many other kids used to mouth every morning before class. In India, you pledge to protect the freedom and integrity of the country (whatever that means), to protect the people of the country and affirm that in their well being and happiness lies your prosperity. The beauty of the circular logic employed in the american oath is by making the constitution supreme, you make people fight for their own rights. Afterall, the constitution is nothing but a bunch of rights and thou shalt nots.