...this stupid woman!...it “worked” only because PASSENGERS defended themselves.
It "worked" because the bomb was a dud. Otherwise it would have had a much different outcome.
While it was great that the passenger(s) defended themselves, if the bomb would have gone off as planned, they would have all been lost. The only reason they could take down the terrorist was because the bomb failed.
This statement from Napolitano is one of the dumbest I have ever heard a politician make, and she contradicts herself after the reporter asks the tough question. He should have followed up on it.
The passengers and crew were also very lucky it didn’t explode before the Dutch man was able to get to the terrorist. He most likely stopped the terrorist from trying to detonate it again, but the passengers were also very lucky or God decided it wasn’t their time.
Maybe that’s the system, let the terrorists get a bomb on the plane, but then rely on the incompetence of the terrorists to detonate the bomb.
Well, had the terrorist been wearing an “I support the Constitution” bumper sticker on his person they would have identified him much quicker.
Not really.
The passengers got very lucky because the bomb malfunctioned.
The quick actions of the passengers did prevent this joker from getting a second chance.
God bless the DUTCH.
Right you are... the system failed and the passengers worked.