The U.K. airliner bombing plot and several attempted acts of terrorism against the United States since 2001 didn't succeed because of good intelligence and improved intelligence cooperation. Some of this cooperation stems from the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which Congress passed in 2004. The Bush administration deserves a great deal of credit for the aggressive anti-terrorist intelligence programs it has employed to protect our nation. Unfortunately, at a time when the threat to our nation from foreign terrorists is growing, the Democratic Congress refuses to show responsible leadership.