Obama Orders Air Marshal Surge by Feb. 1: 'Race Against Time'

President Barack Obama has ordered a "surge" of federal air marshals to be in place by Feb.1 in what officials said was a "race against time," with other suicide bombers believed to be in the terrorist pipeline, although there is no specific imminent threat, federal officials told ABC News.

Under a preliminary plan, the officials said the already existing federal air marshal force of more than 3,200 personnel would be deployed almost exclusively to overseas flights flown by U.S. carriers.
Domestic high-risk flights will be covered by agents from other federal law enforcement agencies who were trained as air marshals in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

"The personnel we trained back then comprised a kind of reserve air marshal force and they are now going to be borrowed on orders from the President to work domestic flights," said a senior law enforcement agent briefed on the plan.

At the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, there were only 32 federal air marshals.

During his Tuesday speech on air security, President Obama said he had ordered "concrete steps" to enhance security, including "more air marshals on flights."

Officials said the augmented force of air marshals would include agents from other departments within the Department of Homeland Security, including Customs, Border Patrol, ICE and the Secret Service.
ABC

What a fool this President, What changed? Has the treat changed any since he was a Senator, or since he was on his campaign, all of a sudden, one year into his presidency he's seen the light? What a damn fool. This is just political theater.

Right now Mullen is on TV talking about the large number of attacks that were foiled, I guess no one told O about any of those.