Thursday, May 6, 2010

Failure to Fire

First the shoe bomber, then the crotch bomber, now the Times Square bomber. Al Qaeda has an ignition problem, and writing about it doesn't breech security. They know, and they WILL resolve the difficulty.

We seem to be having problems of our own, and they aren't as easily solved, especially if Napolitano thinks the system is working. To be absolutely fair, she specified the system worked as designed AFTER the crotch bomber was apprehended by a Dutch passenger. Once al Qaeda solves the ignition problem, the NTSB will no doubt work well, too.

So far, we've been lucky, but luck seems a poor long-term strategy. Our incompetency is not only scary; it's embarrassing.