CSPAN Politics Public Policy Today August 31, 2013
This terrible tragedy could have been our worst. For me, the lesson is clear for every attack we experience, every threat we face, and every decent intelligence we come across, we learned. We assess our preparations and capabilities. We make changes. We become more flexible and in the actions we take and we get stronger and more nimble. The boston attack was not the only terrorist plot we confronted over the past 4. 5 years. We dealt with the attempted Christmas Day coming aboard an airliner down for detroit. 20 10 air cargo threat as well as other plots that were effectively mitigated. Some m...