On what planet did this system work other than Bizarro World, the DC Comics-Superman world where everything is the reverse of what it’s supposed to be:
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that the thwarting of the attempt to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit airline flight Christmas Day demonstrated that “the system worked.”
Let’s review: The terrorist was on a terrorism watch list. His own father warned the U.S. embassy in Nigeria that his son was a terror risk. He was flying under his own name, and he was still not, say, pulled from the flight.
The terrorists managed to get the ingredients of a bomb on an airplane. He managed to get the detonator on the airplane. He managed to put them all together and set them off. The only thing that stopped that plane from blowing up were the quick reactions of the passengers and crew, and a failed detonator—and not in that order.
So I repeat: On what planet did the system the Bush administration put in place eight years ago work? And seriously, is anyone out there stupid enough to buy this bullshit? What is Janet Napolitano doing in that position if she thinks that the system worked in any way, shape or form? And why the silence from Obama? When is he going to make some kind of statement? How about “Janet Napolitano has resigned to spend more time with her family”?
And no, we’re not going to make bets on whether or not he blames the Bush administration for this one. Of course he will. He inherited 9/11 from the previous administration.
Oh, by the way—you know that narrative that keeps on insisting that people resort to terrorism because they are poor and powerless and have nowhere else to go? Yeah, this guy’s from one of the richest families in Africa. It isn’t poverty that turns people into fanatics who join terrorist groups and try to murder people. It’s the radicalization in the mosques and coffeehouses. Wait for the news out of Britain that Abdulmutallab regularly attended the radical mosques of London while in school there.
Profile Now. Profile them by nation of origin and by religion. Profile them by sex and age. Profile Now.
It’s obvious the system worked. It worked very well. Janet was not on that flight. Harry wasn’t on board. Obama and Nancy don’t need no stinking commercial flights. None of these people are in danger from airline terror. So, what’s the problem?
So “the system worked”.
If so, why the need to further TIGHTEN airport security?
But the rubes are buying this … um stuff … after all, some 47% of the people still APPROVE of the Obama administration.
Go figure.
“His own father warned the U.S. embassy in Nigeria that his son was a terror risk.”
Best part of this whole story. I wished more Muslims would follow this guy’s example. Of course, this dad may be like Schindler, a rare good Nazi.
This can’t be a Bush administration fault. Remember these poeple were going to do things smarter. They have been there a year, and airport security policies haven’t changed? Remind me how the WTC fell?
We refuse to deal with the real issue: mass immigration in general and moooslim immigration in particular.
The wisdom of allowing such large numbers of people who come from a culture that is almost completely antithetical to Western and American traditions.
Plus, trying to fight a war when we allow the enemies “civilians” to populate our country (immigration). Can you say futile?