| It seems like many critics of Obama in the media are | | | | this all took place. What these same critics fail to |
| criticizing him for his reaction to the failed terrorist | | | | acknowledge is the fact that former President Bush |
| attempt that occurred last week on the Northwest | | | | took three full days before addressing the public |
| Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Chicago. As I'm | | | | after the tragic events of September 11th. |
| sure you know, a Nigerian radical traveled from his | | | | When an incident like this takes place, the response |
| home country to Amsterdam, on a plane to Detroit | | | | and the way it's handled are both integral. All facts |
| before attempting to detonate a bomb in his pants | | | | must be gathered and known before someone with |
| while the plane began to descent into the Detroit | | | | so much influence should choose his words, and this |
| area. | | | | is simply what occurred here. President Obama |
| Thankfully, this plot failed as the bomb simply caught | | | | needed a couple of days to learn about the incident |
| fire without exploding, and there were no casualties | | | | (as did interrogators) before he responded. |
| resulting from the incident. What many have chosen | | | | Most importantly, an immediate response could have |
| to focus on in the face of this is President Obama's | | | | fed right into the agenda of the terrorists whose |
| reaction to this turn of events. He took two days | | | | purpose is to instill fear into the American culture. By |
| before he proceeded to respond with words to this | | | | responding immediately, this would in essence be |
| incident. | | | | acknowledging the sense of panic that their actions |
| His extended response time has drawn harsh criticism | | | | bring. When all is said and done, a lapse in the system |
| from those who generally oppose the President and | | | | occurred, but by no means should the way our |
| his policies. This is largely in part because the | | | | President responded be the focus of this all. |
| President was vacationing in Hawaii with his family as | | | | |