[kristinn]

They really think we're that dumb.

[Yo-Yo]

Was the “No Smoking Bombs” light on?

[paulycy]

[The_Media_never_lie]

"There is no smoking gun," Brennan said. "There was no single piece of intelligence that said, 'this guy is going to get on a plane.'"

If there was a smoking gun, even the Obama political hacks would make good Homeland Security appointees. It is there job to put a workable system together, not blame Bush for everything.

[Servant of the Cross]

Brennan, you lie!

Obama reassured the nation that this "suspect" had been charged. Reassurance? The president should be saying: We have captured an enemy combatant -- an illegal combatant under the laws of war: no uniform, direct attack on civilians -- and now to prevent future attacks, he is being interrogated regarding information he may have about al-Qaeda in Yemen. Instead, Abdulmutallab is dispatched to some Detroit-area jail and immediately lawyered up. At which point -- surprise! -- he stops talking.

[bgill]

Depends on what the definitions of “smoking gun” and “lapse” are.

[sport]

Why shouldn't they? They see who is president. They see who is in Congress. And they know all of them were elected by majority vote.

What would think?

[Travis McGee]

"There is no smoking gun," Brennan said. "There was no single piece of intelligence that said, 'this guy is going to get on a plane.'"

Translation: It's not our fault unless they send out a videotaped news release declaring their intentions a month before an attack.

[AndyJackson]

Does this guy understand that his job is to find “unknown” terrorists?

[R0CK3T]

IMG - this man is a complete tool.

Does he actually think that America has completely forgotten 9/11?

[savedbygrace]

Brennan needs firing.

[palmer]

"There was no single piece of intelligence that said, 'this guy is going to get on a plane.'"

I guess they figured he bought that one-way ticket just to take it home and frame it.

[Rocko]

They really think we're that dumb.

Just the millions who voted for Zero.

[silverleaf]

with apologists like Brennan at the helm, we are doomed to continue a rididculous screening system that profiles everyone as a terrorist except people who look and act like terrorists

[livius]

These guys are political apparatchiks covering their behinds. But I think even they - and perhaps even a lot of the more powerful Dems - simply can’t admit to themselves that we now have a president who is on the side of our enemies and will do anything to destroy us.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

U.S. intelligence agencies did not miss a "smoking gun"...

So, it appears we have made a round-trip back to "The system worked." Government by incompetents.

[Carley]

In other words, the system worked perfectly.

Clearly they were operating under Obamao rules.

[dirtboy]

"There is no smoking gun," Brennan said. "There was no single piece of intelligence that said, 'this guy is going to get on a plane.'"

That's the entire point of intelligence sharing, you moron. The COLLECTIVE intel indicated a need for the perp to be on the no-fly list. But no one was able to piece it together - and it all fit together quite readily.

This statement alone shows Brennan needs to be fired - he apparently has no concept of data mining.

[Principled]

Like many things, we have to take care of business ourselves - don't count on [this] government.

Passengers intervened, and the plan failed.

This is how the health care takeover will be foiled. The creativity in the market will overcome it. It has to - that's what drives this nation - get it done.

[Arthur McGowan]

See, the idea is to catch them BEFORE there’s a “smoking gun.”

Interesting fact: The country is NOT rallying behind “the President” in this crisis. Because of the standard set by Bush and Cheney, the country EXPECTS “the President” to prevent such a crisis.

[raybbr]

"There was no single piece of intelligence that said, 'this guy is going to get on a plane.'"

Yeah, the fact that he bought a plane ticket is totally irrelevant.