The fact that all of these terrorist attacks got to the point of execution is a failure of intelligence that leaves us with a foreboding sense that more is yet to come. Depending on luck is not a wise or effective strategy.

Do we want terrorists caught and brought to justice? You bet we do! And our law enforcement teams are the best there is at catching the bad guys after they commit an act of terrorism. Stopping terrorists before they kill Americans, however, means having a strong intelligence effort that prevents attacks instead of reacting afterwards.

Somewhere along the line, the Obama Administration and the Department of Justice decided to shutdown certain classified forms of intelligence gathering. The Fort Hood massacre and the Christmas Day and Times Square bombing attempts reflect the loss of some very common sense tools that would help keep Americans safe at home.

As a member of Congress, I have been speaking out about these concerns, but I encourage all Americans who believe Ben Franklin was right when he said "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure," to speak out at AmericaSpeakingOut.com. This is your chance to demand that Washington, D.C. begin fighting terrorism with a proactive intelligence approach again, not a law enforcement approach.