This administration is taking political advantage with our national security. Desperate for a “win”, they capitalize on an opportunity where from their perspective it’s a “win-win” situation. How?

After the debacle that was the Christmas day terror attack, where our Commander in Chief and his top intelligence officer remained on vacation not to interfere with much needed and valuable “family” time, the administration sends FBI agents to Nigeria to meet with Mr. Abdulmutallab’s family. This kinder, gentler approach produces a talkative terrorist who reveals who he trained with and where, as well as other pertinent information they refuse to divulge under National Security issues. However, administration officials are comfortable enough to discuss openly what type of information they have received to give us insight to what they are doing and why their approach worked so well. Now we have information that the next attack is “certain” within the next three to six months. (Note: no increase in threat level).

I feel a great amount of frustration as I watch the evolution of the December 25th 2009 attempted terrorist attack event follow a course we have been down before. As Yogi Berra once said-”it’s déjà vu all over again”.

One cannot ignore the reaction similarities of this event compared to 9/11. The responses to both incidents are strikingly similar. To begin with, the attacks or attempted attack occurred. We then have a rush to respond. Air travel saw increases in security measures with secondary security checks at gates during 9/11, and the taking away of blankets and in-flight entertainment systems in the December event.

Next is the finger-pointing. Who knew what, when, who failed to connect the dots, and how a system failed us. In both cases, our leadership tells us it will never happen again.