I'm not trying to be cynical, but the color-coded terror alert system doesn't seem like it has much of a function. Of course I could be wrong. It's possible that having the "red" terror alert a few weeks ago saved thousands of lives. Maybe civil servants know a lot more about what each color means so it really affects their jobs. However, I don't see the point of constantly telling the American public what "color" we're at each day. I don't know about you, but the color has little or no effect on my daily life. This morning, Kid Cratic (radio talk show host), said he was dissappointed they changed the color from orange to yellow because he had spent all that money on orange clothes.
But seriously, we know we're at war. We know many nations are not happy with us right now, so we know that terror attacks are a possiblity. Don't you think people in Iraq are watching CNN and finding out when our government is telling us to let our guard down? I don't see how that makes us any safer.