The Threat That's Not A Threat

I think this story of the capture of a terrorist cell in Miami that was plotting to, among other things, blow up the Sears Tower is a victory for law enforcement. It shows that just fighting them over there doesn't mean you have to stop fighting them over here. Oh, and since they're mostly Americans without any ties to Al Qaeda but "swearing a loyalty oath," which I'm pretty sure I could do right now and it wouldn't mean I get the key to the bin Laden executive washroom, does that mean that "the terrorists" aren't an organization that holds monthly meetings and potluck dinners but an amorphous force that you can't use traditional, MILITARY tactics to beat?

All that said, this is an edifying quote:

There is no imminent threat to Miami or any other area because of these operations," said Richard Kolko, spokesman for FBI headquarters in Washington. He declined further comment.

So, was this a situation that required a bust at this point? Or continued surveillance? These were apparently 7 broke kids that couldn't afford guns, that couldn't buy ammonium nitrate - fertilizer (no scratch for Home Depot) - and they were about to take on the entire anti-terror infrastructure of Chicago and blow up its tallest building? We may be unprepared for an attack, but not THAT unprepared.

There are troubling anti-American groups like this all over the country and they ought to be dealt with if they pose a threat. The Michigan Militia and Ruby Ridge and Tim McVeigh spring to mind. A bunch of broke teenagers pale in comparison.