I’m not going to defend Zero, but according to the article, “...intercepted communications last year and earlier this year...”
The Ft. Hood terrorist was raising red flags long before Zero came to power, but nothing was done by anyone, especially the Army.
Doesn’t matter , who is the CINC?
Remember, 9/11 happened on Bush’s watch was the mantra.
The buck stops in the White House. They run the justice dept and FBI.
Many of the army top brass need to be fired and demoted, put a Marine in charge of the Afghanistan forces.