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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
For the third time, the FBI director is concerned the available information isnt enough. That's what he is saying, not me. If he is concerned about security, then we should try and address those concerns. That's what I'm saying.
Multiple levels of vetting is being implemented, and that's fine, the question is, is it enough?
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That's kinda misrepresenting his words (not putting it on you, because the media sources are misrepresenting it a bit too). He's saying that there are risks and he and the related agencies will do everything they can to mitigate the risks. He's not addressing the question of whether the information available is or is not enough. He's simply saying it's not 100% risk free, and will never be 100% risk free. He also agrees with Johnson that what they have already is a good and thorough process. But it's pretty clear that these three department heads all feel very confident in their systems, but all agree that it's not and is never going to be 100% risk free. I'm sure you've already watched the relevant testimony in full rather than just taking media snippits, but for anyone interested in the full quotes, it's here:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?328763-...ats&start=2353
The relevant part is about 39 minutes in.
"JOHNSON: Chairman, I am concerned that we do the proper security vetting for refugees we bring into this country. We’ve committed to 10,000, and I’ve committed that each one will receive a careful security vetting.
It is true that we are not going to know a whole lot about a lot of the Syrians that come forth in this process, just given the nature of the situation. So we are doing better at checking all the right databases in the law enforcement and intelligence communities than we used to, and so it’s a good process and it’s a thorough process. But that definitely is a challenge.
COMEY: I don’t think I have anything to add to Jeh. I think he describes it well. We see a risk there. We will work hard to mitigate it. Our challenge will be, as good as we have gotten ourselves at querying our holdings to understand somebody, if the person has never crossed our radar screen, there won’t be anything to query against, so we do see a risk there."