The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government failed to connect the dots.

Watson taught elementary school and was a school psychologist in the Los Angeles public schools. Watson was elected to the California State Senate from 1978 to 1998. S.

She worked as a psychologist professor and health occupation specialist before serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School Board (1975–78). She was a member of the California Senate from 1978 to 1998 and the US Ambassador to Micronesia from 1999 to 2000.