CURIOUSLY...THE QUESTION SHOULD NOT BE WHY? BUT WHY NOT SOONER...OR MORE OFTEN...?
AFTER ALL ... WE LIVE TOTALLY CONVINCED OF THE IDEA THAT : "THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL US"
WHATEVER HAPPENS...THE "NEXT ATTACK" WILL BE A "GAME CHANGER"...NO DOUBT...
I SENSE THAT OBAMA WILL BE "TESTED" BY THE JIHADI AT SOME POINT...AND THE UNDERPANTS BOMBER COULD HAVE BEEN A PREVIEW OF MORE TO COME...THIS IS THE PATTERN OF OSAMA AND CO...IN THE PAST... NEVER ONE ATTACK...ALWAYS MULTIPLE AND COORDINATED...