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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (83541)	5/6/2010 5:03:20 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 224750

White House: Let's 'celebrate the success' of catching Times Square bomber By: Byron York (from Sully) Chief Political Correspondent 05/06/10 9:37 AM EDT In light of the terrorist attack in Ft. Hood, Texas and the attempted terrorist bombing of a passenger jet in Detroit on Christmas Day, many people are concerned that a Taliban-trained radical was able to operate freely in this country, place a car bomb in Times Square and very nearly escape the United States before being caught. But the White House wants you to "celebrate the success" of the apprehension of Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad. At Wednesday's briefing, press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked this question: <<< After the Christmas Day incident, the president used the words "systemic failure." Would you put this suspect’s ability to plan a bomb and almost get away from the country in the same category as a systemic failure? >>> Not at all, Gibbs answered. Shahzad was identified and taken into custody quite quickly, and federal, state and local authorities worked together on the investigation. "So in many ways, we want to celebrate the success of, rightly so, of what law enforcement was able to do," Gibbs said. The reporter persisted. "Well, if it wasn't as grave, say, as a systemic failure, would you concede then there were some failures that allowed both the planning of the bomb and his ability to re-enter the U.S. and plant this bomb and almost get away -- there were a number of failures?" Gibbs claimed not to understand the question. "I guess I would just ask you to be more specific about each one of your -- I don't want to try to parse what you’re saying, but I don't -- " he said. The reporter spelled it out for the press secretary: Shahzad left the U.S. He went to Pakistan, came back, was interviewed by authorities on his return, made a bomb, drove to Times Square, where he planted the bomb, etc. Gibbs still claimed not to understand. "I guess I’m not entirely sure what would -- I'm not the police commissioner for New York. I’m not the mayor of New York…" Gibbs never answered the question. He wouldn't even say whether the president would order a full-scale investigation of the security lapses involved. As for the actual mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, Shahzad's near-escape is a matter of more concern. "Clearly the guy was on the plane and shouldn't have been," Bloomberg said. "We got lucky." Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com