lucky than good in some of the terror cases given that both shahzad and the christmas day attempted bomber both detonated bombs that just failed to go off. do you consider the times square attack a success for homeland security? i consider that the military have done an outstanding job since 9/11. when i hear the references to being lucky. tell that to the hundreds of thousands of american men and women serving in afghanistan or other parts of the world, working around the clock here in the united states and abroad. that is patriotism and dedication and capability and talent. we have been able to stop them in their tracks. they are determined. they going to continue to look for opportunities to get here to the united states. this is something that they have pledged to do. i think we a very strong track record. and that is why we have redundant capabilities in place. we are not luck. we are good. chris: but in fairness, you haven t stopped them in their
in times square has produced a flood of questions about how to prevent more terrorist attacks on this country. joining us is john brennan, the pez s top counter terrorism advisor. welcome back to fox news sunday. thank you, chris. start with the alleged times square bomber. has reportedly told authorities that he was trained by pakistani taliban commanders. on the other hand, general david petraeus says shahzad was a lone wolf who did not have direct contact with terrorists. what is your best understanding of this. first of all, wish a happy mother s day to all those mothers out there. many who are serving in defense of this country. mr. shahzad who attempted to carry out the attack in times square looks as though he was operating on behalf of the ttp, the taliban within pakistan. a group that is closely allied with al-qaeda. it had a murderous agenda