Originally Posted by Wally Bird
Except that prior to Sept 11 2001 the US intelligence community was not actively looking for A-Q or other jihadist cells. Since then, a concerted effort (we are led to believe) in which we were desperately looking for domestic terrorists has turned up exactly zero (charged and convicted). IOW that particular 'argument' has changed 180 degrees.
Zero? I think the Lakawanna Six would disagree with you. And the cell in Lodi. And the plots that were foiled as a result of KSM's waterboarding.
If there are no terrorists here, then why all the hubbub about the NSA listening in on international calls between Al Qaeda members and domestic US receivers?
You might want to read a few of Mueller's other articles, like the one where he says WMDs really aren't that bad.