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Originally Posted by B767drvr
I wholeheartedly agree with everything that you've said.
It won't be news to you, but perhaps it'll be reassuring to some to remind/make them aware that there's an awful lot going on within our military and intelligence agencies 24/7/365. As an example, EVERY electronic signal worldwide is captured and "scrubbed" by US "agencies" real time for its intelligence value. Translated, that means EVERY phone call (landline, cell, satellite, microwave, ultra-low/high frequency, low/high/very high/ultra high freq… EVERY email/text/internet posting, snapchat… EVERYTHING that transmits across the electromagnetic spectrum produced by humans is being captured and evaluated continuously real-time by the US all in an effort to keep this country and its citizens safe. Yes, your cell call from the beach in Bali with a fruity drink in hand is being recorded! 
Many "actions" are "quietly" taken around the world to neutralize threats as they emerge all in an effort to prevent another 9-1-1. Unfortunately, it may take another horrific terrorist attack on our homeland to garner the "political cover" to take decisive military action and neutralize this latest ISIS threat. My point in mentioning these things is simply to reassure some folks that many emerging threats have been quietly suppressed without any "fanfare". (When was the last time you've read of Somali pirates hijacking ships?) |
B767 … I’m smiling because you are exactly right. The intelligence community does all kinds of stuff ‘behind the scenes’ 24x7 to keep us safe. The irony of intel is that one can never talk about the successes because it would expose the operations and how one did it. OTOH, failures will usually be leaked to the press and/or politicized by one party or the other. Suffice to say there are a lot of successes, but no defense is foolproof and at some point some of these guys will get through. The saying about offense is the best defense is very much applicable here.
I also think you’re exactly right about what it will take for the political consensus to develop.