Obama Says ‘Dots’Not Connected in Airline Attack

By Darlene Superville,Associated Press

 We screwed up…

President Barack Obama asserted on Tuesday that the U.S. government had enough information to foil the attempted bombing on a Christmas Day airline flight but intelligence agencies "failed to connect the dots."

Obama called that unacceptable and said,"I will not tolerate it."The accused attacker,a Nigerian man who claimed ties to al-Qaida,was subdued by other passengers and airline crew members after he allegedly attempted to detonate explosives hidden under his clothes.

The president,speaking after meeting with his Cabinet and national security team,declared,"We have to do better and we will do better. And we will do it quickly."

Obama also said he was suspending the transfer of Guantanamo detainees from Yemen. The Christmas attack has raised concerns about Yemen,because the Nigerian man has claimed to have been acting on instructions from al-Qaida operatives in that country.

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2 comments to Obama Says ‘Dots’Not Connected in Airline Attack

  • BERT

    FIRE NAPOLITANO AND ALL THE REST WHO KNEW ABOUT THIS-INCLUDING YOURSELF. WE NEED BETTER PROTECTION THAN THIS GOVERNMENT IS GIVING US. APPARENTLY-OBAMMIE –YOU ARE MORE INTEREST IN KEEPING MUSLIM JIHADIST SAFE THAN WE AMERICANS YOU HATE BUT THINK NOTHING OF RIPPING US OFF.IMPEACH YOURSELF-TREASON-TRAITOR-ILLEGAL ALIEN.YOU DO NOT BELONG IN THE POSITION YOU WERE PAID TO BE IN.YOU ARE A BRAINLESS -IMPOSTER AND WE NEED RID OF YOU ASAP!!!!

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