Another US Official Believes That The US Could Absorb Another Teror Attack

US Could Absorb A Terror Attack And Bounce Back: Official -- Breitbart/AFP

A US security official on Wednesday said the country was capable of withstanding another terrorist attack and bouncing back, saying Americans needed to put extremist threats in "perspective."

Michael Leiter, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, said despite recent successes there was no guarantee that intelligence and law enforcement agencies could prevent every attempt by extremists to attack the United States.

"We're not going to have a perfect batting average and its important that Americans understand that," Leiter told a conference on intelligence reform.

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My Comment: Michael Leiter is just following up on what President Obama said to Bob Woodward. I have commented on this before, but I have found a recent commentary from the Captains Journal that is "just spot on", and deserves to be mentioned here. The link is here.