Nigerian tried to blow up the plane

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Then you were ascribing a great deal of content to the statement that was not present.

There are several government agencies that handle the sort of thing that Homeland Security does, creating ADDITIONAL replication of tasks. Simply creating an oversight board, or even just going so far as creating efficient sharing of records would be more useful, as well as more fiscally responsible.

I don't know what Homeslice was saying anymore than you do. That is why I phrased my statement the way I did.

What you stated is what Homeland Security is supposed to do. It wasn't meant to duplicate efforts, but to tie together the information generated by a number of disparate departments (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc.) in to one cohesive picture. It was also supposed to place more import on that information by making it a cabinet level department. What you state is exactly what DHS is supposed to do.