As the threat evolves, The U.S. remains unprepared said Stephen Flynn, President of the Center for National Policy. Flynn served as President Obama's lead advisor on homeland security during the presidential transition. He said the U.S. is more vulnerable because of where and how we live today: concentrated in fewer urban areas, millions of more Americans are reliant on the same power grids, and transportation systems.

The threat hasn't really evolved all that much. A few righteous hometown Americans are more than a match for those whose plan involves blowing their weasels off. Yeah, we might not be ready for Jack Bauer-esque pocket-nukes, but considering most of these guys seem to be low-level, rock-throwers, I'm not convinced that we need to do anything more than offer a standing reward to any citizen or group of citizens (or their heirs) that take down a tango op ...