GOP Is Wait-And-See On Obama’s Terrorist Intelligence Plan -- Christian Science Monitor
Republicans generally approve of Obama’s plan to improve terrorist intelligence after the Christmas Day airliner bombing attempt. But they suggest more should be done, and hearings will give them a chance to say so.
President Obama’s moves to try to improve US airline security are well and good – but it took him too long to make them, and there is more he could do to try to protect the American homeland.
That’s the initial reaction from some key Republicans to Mr. Obama’s Thursday speech on the administration’s review of the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner.
“I … couldn’t really object to anything he said. You could object to the fact that he’s waited two weeks to say it,” said former New York City mayor and GOP presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani during a Friday appearance on MSNBC.
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My Comment: President Bush's war on terror was fought in the political arena for years .... from the controversy of Guantanamo, CIA renditions, and the use of interrogation tactics to obtain information.
But will the GOP respond in kind?
For the moment I do not see it. If the Christmas Day bombing was successful, the story line would be different for President Obama and his Democrat allies. But this close call for the passengers of flight 253 was also a close call for this administration .... and the key now is to make sure that it does not happen again .... a point that the Republicans appear willing to give to the President for now.
Update: Maybe I am talking to soon.