FBI , CIA criticized for not keeping better track of Tamerlan Tsarnaev before attack . Before we start blaming agencies for failing to stop the Boston bombers , and before we push `` intelligence reforms '' that will shred civil liberties without making us any safer , we need to stop seeing the past as a bunch of obvious dots that need connecting . Bruce Schneier : Connecting the dots seems easy in hindsight , but in real life , it 's not . Comment: Schneier : If a terrorist plot succeeds , it does n't mean law enforcement systems failed .
FBI , CIA criticized for not keeping better track of Tamerlan Tsarnaev before attack . Bruce Schneier : Connecting the dots seems easy in hindsight , but in real life , it 's not . Comment: Schneier : If a terrorist plot succeeds , it does n't mean law enforcement systems failed .