By — Dave Gustafson Dave Gustafson Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/obama-the-buck-stops-with-me-on-national-security Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Obama: ‘The Buck Stops With Me’ on National Security World Jan 7, 2010 5:09 PM EDT President Obama said Thursday afternoon that in regard to terror threats against the United States, “the buck stops with me.” He suggested that nobody would be fired as a result of the attempted airliner attack on Christmas, saying that the security problems were a “systemic failure across organizations and agencies.” The president said he’s ordering changes about how information about potential threats is handled and said intelligence agencies must assign “clear lines of responsibility” for immediately pursuing leads on such threats. Watch what the president said: Read the declassified security review and the president’s memo about corrective actions that still need to be taken. After the president spoke, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and John Brennan, presidential assistant for counterterrorism and homeland security, spoke about the bomb plot review. “I told the president today I let him down,” Brennan said. Watch their remarks about the failed attack and the security review: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Dave Gustafson Dave Gustafson
President Obama said Thursday afternoon that in regard to terror threats against the United States, “the buck stops with me.” He suggested that nobody would be fired as a result of the attempted airliner attack on Christmas, saying that the security problems were a “systemic failure across organizations and agencies.” The president said he’s ordering changes about how information about potential threats is handled and said intelligence agencies must assign “clear lines of responsibility” for immediately pursuing leads on such threats. Watch what the president said: Read the declassified security review and the president’s memo about corrective actions that still need to be taken. After the president spoke, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and John Brennan, presidential assistant for counterterrorism and homeland security, spoke about the bomb plot review. “I told the president today I let him down,” Brennan said. Watch their remarks about the failed attack and the security review: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now