

  (Source: Associated Press)











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Blame the other guy
By hiscross on 12/31/2009 10:50:56 AM , Rating: 4
Barry to Janet: "How do we respond?

Janet to Barry "The system worked"

Barry to Janet" Right we just go blaming the other guy"

Janet to Barry: "And might I add, no bathroom breaks!"

Barry to Janet "That's better than The system worked"

Janet to Barry" I'm glad fly on private planes, that odor is going to horrible on regular planes"

Barry to Janet: Ya, right, listen I have to go play golf with my friend Cheetah"

RE: Blame the other guy
By retrospooty on 12/31/2009 12:52:04 PM , Rating: 4
Right, you have no agenda there do ya?

Because Obama and Napolitano are directly responsible for who boards Dutch airplanes.

LOL... partisaned doofus.

RE: Blame the other guy
By Spuke on 12/31/2009 1:41:48 PM , Rating: 3
When I first heard this story I was confused because I couldn't figure out how Napolitano, regardless of what she said, had anything to do with security on this flight. Seriously, the terrorist boarded a Dutch flight. It seems there was a failure on the their end. I can understand that we could've improved intelligence sharing to them but it's ultimately THEIR responsibility to secure flights leaving THEIR country! Would the Dutch be responsible for flights leaving our country? I think not.

RE: Blame the other guy
By geddarkstorm on 12/31/2009 1:57:09 PM , Rating: 3
Exactly. This whole thing about increasing security at /American/ airports when the breach happened at a /Dutch/ airport.. is kinda arse backwards. Add in the hysteria trying to be stirred up over this, that somehow the US government or security failed... when this is /another/ country we're talking about.. It just doesn't make sense.

On the other hand, now that we've seen an exploit, we can better guard internally for it, as I don't think we were properly prepared in house for that kinda thing anyways. But that doesn't change how ridiculous this whole affair has become.

RE: Blame the other guy
By thurston on 1/1/10, Rating: 0
RE: Blame the other guy
By zsejk on 1/1/2010 2:17:48 PM , Rating: 2
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the doer board a flight in Lagos, with a transfer onto a Delta flight in Amsterdam? Correct me if I'm further wrong, but don't most transit areas in airports all over the world *not* have extensive scans and pat downs? As in, in such a flight with a transfer, wouldn't/shouldn't the heaviest security be at the first boarding city (in this case, Lagos)?

Regardless, this whole political discussion about US airpot security is just a fear-driven knee jerk reaction. Good to have the discussion, but more/better US security sure wouldn't have stopped this event.


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RE: Blame the other guy
By hiscross on 12/31/09, Rating: 0
RE: Blame the other guy
By retrospooty on 12/31/2009 6:10:43 PM , Rating: 4
Oh, so this happened because of liberalism?

So by that Logic, 9/11 was Bush's fault becasue he was in charge.

I get it.

RE: Blame the other guy
By Reclaimer77 on 12/31/09, Rating: -1
RE: Blame the other guy
By retrospooty on 12/31/2009 6:13:52 PM , Rating: 3

This guy wasnt in guantanimo shit for brains... Whether he was or wasnt you cant blame the president for every freegin terrorist strike that occurs while he is in office.

By that logic Bush is responsible for 9/11, and the anthrax mail attack, and the shoe bomb guy.

RE: Blame the other guy
By hiscross on 12/31/09, Rating: -1
RE: Blame the other guy
By retrospooty on 12/31/2009 8:57:36 PM , Rating: 2
thats a BIT too blamey for me...

Shit happens in this world. You cant foresee everything.

Yes, this guy was on the watch list and that info wasnt communicated to all the right places. It isnt Obama, or Napolitano's job to communicate the list to all, and make sure the right thing is done with it, and it isnt the "commissars" job to do that either. Its low level people that do that, and mistakes happened. They happen when humans do jobs, I am sure you have made mistakes at work too. I know I have. To blame Obama is just stupid. Like him, or not, agree with his policies or dont, but dont put shit that is out of his control on him.

Just curious. Do you blame Bush and conservatism for the 9/11 attacks? He was in charge, and he was warned about Bin Laden. He was also told that something big was being planned and did nothing... I dont personally blame him, because like I said, you cant foresee everything. Hindsight is 20/20.

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LOL. True...


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RE: Blame the other guy
By Reclaimer77 on 1/2/10, Rating: -1
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RE: Blame the other guy
By RaisedinUS on 1/1/2010 11:56:58 AM , Rating: 2
Funny, these same people you mention have NO problems blaming Bush for these same types of things......hmmmmm......
You can't have it both ways. Either the buck stops with Obama and then president Bush or it does not.
The problem is this: So many holes and provisions have been punched into the security protocols in the name of protecting children, and "other rights" that they miss the big picture; and terrorists fall through the large cracks. If these types of protections are going to work, they need to be enforced for everyone, all the time. I'm sick of the blame game, either protect us all or save the taxpayers billions and just forget about it.

