[Aliantha]

There are some who say the security was over the top in any case. My theory is that if that was the case, it possibly became too difficult to regulate which led to the above mentioned breech. That is to say, there were not enough highly trained staff available to do the job required.

I disagree that Howard is personally responsible. A PM cannot be held personally responsible for everything that happens, either good or bad. By that I mean that if a minister does a great job with something, no one then goes and says, "Oh Howard has done a great job". Does it reflect poorly on Howard? Yes of course, but he's not the one responsible.

Sure, someone in his government was responsible, but I don't think the buck stops at Howard. I think it stops a long time before it even gets to him.