Pitfalls and progress in screening Syrian refugees

[86Hawkeye]

Room for improvements?

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/1...-checking-documents-stories-and/?intcmp=hpbt1

“Some of the men in the camps belong to ISIS,” he said. “Not all of them are actually from Syria – they just exited Syria, but are originally from Afghanistan or surrounding areas. They are joining the refugees.”

 

[86Hawkeye]

“In terms of criminal history, we do the best we can with the resources that we have,” a senior administration official said.

But “the best” is not always perfect. One example is the case of two Iraqi refugees who were accepted into the U.S. and lived for a time in Bowling Green, Ky. – before they were outed as former Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists who had shot at U.S. troops and planted IEDs.

“We need to take this as a case study and draw the right lessons from it, and not just high-five over this,” retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero told ABC about the case in 2013. “How did a person who we detained in Iraq – linked to an IED attack, we had his fingerprints in our government system – how did he walk into America in 2009?”

 

[ottumwan in tx]

So three year old orphans can join isis now? Cool

 

[cigaretteman]

Room for improvements?

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/1...-checking-documents-stories-and/?intcmp=hpbt1

“Some of the men in the camps belong to ISIS,” he said. “Not all of them are actually from Syria – they just exited Syria, but are originally from Afghanistan or surrounding areas. They are joining the refugees.”

And you realize it takes 12-14 months to complete the security screenings, don't you? Don't you think they just might figure out who's who by that time? I realize many conservatives are genetically predisposed to paranoia, but I've never seen such cowardice and abandonment of American values displayed by any group of Americans. It's really quite disgusting.

 

[86Hawkeye]

And you realize it takes 12-14 months to complete the security screenings, don't you? Don't you think they just might figure out who's who by that time? I realize many conservatives are genetically predisposed to paranoia, but I've never seen such cowardice and abandonment of American values displayed by any group of Americans. It's really quite disgusting.

How long it takes is not the issue.

The issue is how good the screening is.

I guess you're saying that it's a good as can be and that looking to improve the process is simply "cowardice and abandonment of American values".

You're entitled to your twisted opinion.