Intelligence and the Marathon Bombing

Through its rhetoric and policies, this administration must take some responsibility for what happened in Boston on April 15th. During the Obama presidency not one person has been named as an enemy combatant, and the CIA is no longer in charge of interrogations. The president prematurely stated that because Osama bin Laden is dead and therefore terrorism is receding, it is now time to pivot away from the War on Terror.

This issue needs to be continually talked about to make sure the administration is not let off the hook by deflecting blame. They must realize that America is fighting a war against radical Islam. The president and his administration might want to recognize that since he has been in office there have been three successful terrorist attacks on US territory. American Thinker interviewed former CIA Director Michael Hayden, Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA), a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a former high-ranking FBI official to get their feelings on this latest terrorist attack.

Congressman Nunes told American Thinker that he couldn’t understand the philosophy and strategy of this administration; appreciating that during the election they created a myth that terrorism is no longer a major threat. “They created a victory lap to win the election. Now we have to determine if they actually believe that myth they created. We need to gather as much intelligence to see if the rules, strategy, and tactics changed by this administration contributed to what happened.”

The blame game has started and the FBI seems to be holding the bag. Many are saying that they dropped the ball since they interviewed the terrorist and did not connect the dots when he left this country for six months and started a Jihadist website.