Back when the oceans still protected us

Washington is burned - The Washington Post

"Two hundred years ago this week, British forces advanced on Washington. Red coats swept aside the U.S. defenders at the Battle of Bladensburg, then entered the Capital, burning the White House, the Capitol and other public buildings in the fledgling city."

(One of the dopiest things Dubya ever said was that somehow, before 9/11, the oceans protected us from foreign attack. Here’s one example of many to the contrary.)