What's the difference between an amateur or dumb terrorist and one that isn't? Not much except for the successful terrorist, the bomb explodes.
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Consider what happened in Time Square Saturday night, a theme no different than the crotch kaboomer on Christmas Day on a flight destined to Detroit. The terrorist arrived at his intended target, armed with explosives, preparing to ignite the bomb but in both cases, the bombs failed to explode.
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While the terrorist ultimate mission of massive killings failed, they were positioned as intended poised to accomplish their evil purpose. No measure of our anti-terrorist efforts prevented the horrible from happening. Nothing happened in so far as anti terrorist efforts succeeded well enough to prevent what could have been the worst US horror since September 11, 2001.
While we can celebrate a suspect has been arrested and to no one's surprise, he has clear Islamic connections having come from Pakistan. No amount of bravado about how stupid or amateurish the potential killer was can chill the reality that an SUV loaded with explosive material made it to its target. Only by good luck alone was the tragedy avoided.
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This must be a wakeup call to an administration that seems so reluctant to deal honestly with the enemy that seeks to destroy us not wanting to even use language that honestly depicts what is going on. We are at war with radical Islam, not because that's what we wanted. It's what they want and they're prepared to stick it to us every chance they have regardless of who is in power in Washington.
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