I think it's time that all of the people looking for someone to blame simply realize that there are people out there who want to kill us wherever we live and breathe. There is no solution, there can be no peace. The only option to dealing with these people is to hunt them down and kill them before they get the chance to enact their twisted dreams.
I read a lot on here, and hear it all the time from O'Reilly, that we need to seal the borders. How do you propose to seal 5000 Miles of border, most of which is either quasi-desert or frozen badlands? Unless you propose to repeal the Possi-Comitatus provisions then militarizing the borders is not an option.
In case you have not noticed yet our intelligence capacity has been improved by leaps and bounds simply by neagating the Clinton 'bad actors' ban. If you want to catch the pigs, you've got be willing to get a little muddy. We are no longer surprised when something happens, and for those not paying attention there are WEEKLY arrests within our borders. We are safer now than we were pre-9/11, and we get safer still with each arrest, capture, and raid (foriegn and domestic).
Also remember that by shutting down Afghanistan and Iraq as training bases we have effectively rendered finite the number of 'trained and organized' terrorists (Syria and Iran please take note). Thousands of these potential killers are in custody or dead. And, in as much as there are no 'repeat offenders' in the suicide business the progress is real and significant, even when they succeed in areas we do not control.
If you DON'T hear what is happening at CIA and DIA I consider that a good thing. Every operation is not for public consumption. Considering the climate - the lack of successful attacks within our border should be considered de-facto evidence that we are in fact winning the WoT, but we need to maintain our will to continue the fight. Thank God for an oval office resident who has that courage.