I guess it must not be very difficult to get a job at Emory University...

Alan Abramowitz, professor of political science at Emory University, said:

'No, the attack was thwarted due to a combination of incompetence on the part of the terrorist(s) and a heroic response by passengers. Napolitano's statement is preposterous. But the criticisms of the Obama Administration for failing to take action based on the warnings of the attacker's father about his son's radicalization are ridiculous. The government cannot be expected to take action against everyone it receives some vague warning about. Nor should it. The basic problem here was the failure to detect the explosives that were evidently hidden on the attacker. However, the actions being taken now--such as making passengers stay seated during the final hour of international flights--are ridiculous. So is the hysteria and 24/7 news coverage that this incident is receiving. This was not a major al Qaeda operation. Let's not blow its significance out of proportion.'

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/73715-the-big-question-did-the-system-work?page=2#comments

1. 'But the criticisms of the Obama Administration for failing to take action based on the warnings of the attacker's father about his son's radicalization are ridiculous.'

Question: if this information had been submitted to Mossad, do you think this Nigerian would have got on an El-Al flight any time in the next 1,000 years?

2. 'The government cannot be expected to take action against everyone it receives some vague warning about. Nor should it.'

Question: Was the warning about this Nigerian provided by his father vague, or completely specific? Vague would be 'My son has been acting strangely lately, perhaps something happened to him at his Uni in London'. Specific would be, well, exactly what the father did tell the US embassy.

3. 'The basic problem here was the failure to detect the explosives that were evidently hidden on the attacker.'

Question: How many airports round the world have PETN sniffer machines, and are actively using them?

Answer: Nineteen, and None

4. 'the actions being taken now--such as making passengers stay seated during the final hour of international flights--are ridiculous. So is the hysteria and 24/7 news coverage that this incident is receiving. This was not a major al Qaeda operation. Let's not blow its significance out of proportion.'

Question: If the potential deaths of two hundred and twenty three people is not significant, how many would be?