At this stage, too many people in media and govt have gone out on a limb, saying definitely "this has no connection to Islamic terrorism". Too many people cannot afford to look stupid should any contrary story be released
Some might say that the American public "can't handle the truth". If so, then the Republic is dead, and we shall be ruled by the "elite" that know what's going on, and the media that spit out the elite's daily press releases. We will be expected to work our jobs, pay our taxes, and not stick our noses into the affairs of our betters