When al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, called off a planned chemical attack on New York’s subway system in 2003, he offered a chilling explanation: The plot to unleash poison gas on New Yorkers was being dropped for “something better,” Zawahiri said in a message intercepted by U.S. eavesdroppers.
If the best they can do is the “Underwear” bomber, methinks they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. They may also be smart enough to know that Obama is the best friend they have or will get. Anything they do that brings him down means they are only hurting themselves.
The fact that the attempted bombing failed does not mean that the mission itself failed. Just look at the counter-productive security measures that have been adopted by the TSA?
If the airliner had been destroyed the Obama Administration would still be investigating & refusing to comment. Just look at that silly report that they issued after the Fort Hood shooting.
The terrorists got the reaction that they wanted more quickly because the bomb failed. Ironic, isn't it?