Sorry, Mr. President, We Should Worry

President Obama yesterday tried again to allay concerns about public safety with remarks at the National Counter-Terrorism Center. His representations call to mind a Chico Marx quip: “Who are you going to believe: Me or your own eyes?”

Fortunately, most Americans are going with their own eyes – having witnessed not only continuing, actual and threatened jihadist attacks, but repeated dissembling about the nature and source of these acts of terrorism.

The President rightly credited the national security professionals he was visiting with trying to prevent such threats. But his claim that they are doing everything possible to that end rings hollow, given the crippling limitations Team Obama has placed on their training, tradecraft and investigations.

Clearly, President Obama wants us not to worry. What’s particularly worrying, though, is that when he gives false assurances, he’s engaging in national security fraud.