The Last Three Terrorists: Zero Degrees Of Separation

It amazes me that the Obama Administration didn't know of the Times Square Bomber "before" that bomb was placed and set to go off. I believe that this would-be terrorist should have been under surveillance following the capture of and information obtained from the Underwear Bomber and the Fort Hood Shooter. However, it is evident, now, that the obvious was being ignored because the last three terrorist acts -- the Fort Hood Shooter, the Underwear Bomber, and the Times Square Bomber -- all had one thing in common: Communications with the American born and radical Yemeni-based cleric, Abu Bakr al-Awlaki.

I would have thought that our brilliant national security departments such as Homeland Security, the FBI and the CIA, would have had an early bead on the Times Square Bomber by virtue of his now-known communications with al-Awlaki. But, the zero degrees of separation between all three of the last terrorists actions appears to have been completely ignored. I would hope, by now, and for the sake of us all, that a mistake like this is no longer possible and that any American having communications with al-Awlaki is closely monitored by our law enforcement and security agencies. Maybe if the Obama Administration would drop their "lone wolf" mentality about terrorist acts and start connecting the dots to radical Muslim ties, we might just be a lot safer.