Bomb Scare in NYC-Time Square

Last Saturday, May 1st, Times Square in New York City got a big scare that no one had any idea what was going on. Everyone was told to get out and go find somewhere safe. An attempted suicide bomber left an SUV with "explosive elements" within the vehicle. A NYPD spokesman stated that the "explosive elements" included powder, gas, propane, and some weird looking wires hooked up to a clock. He stated that there were not any high explosive elements, in which they were happy considering the type of situation they were in. Until they knew what type of situation it was, they called in the bomb squad and used a robot in order to check out the surroundings and what all was included in the SUV. They didn't know what was going on many on-lookers stated. The people in the area stated that they hear a poof and then a bunch of smoke started coming out of the broken back window of the SUV. People were running everywhere, while officers tried to block off the street to keep people away from the scene.
Today, officials stated that Pakistani Taliban were the ones behind this whole attack that failed. With many conflicts and claims coming up with who was behind the problem and where, they believe they have the right person. White House counter terrorism advisor John Brennan said that we believe that Faisal Shahzad directed in behalf of the Taliban in Pakistan. They also believe that he funded the planned attack. Faisal and his group are tied tin and are very close with Al-Queda. "They train together, they plan together, they plot together, and they attack together. There almost indistinguishable, Brennan said."
They have now published this story on ABC's, "This Week," stating that they have developed evidence that the Pakistani Taliban were behind this failed attack. "We know that they helped get it finalized. They probably helped them finalize it and also figure out how to get away with it over here." Shahzad was arrested Monday with connection to the plot of bombing Times Square in New York City. Investigators said that they had no idea that Shahzad was involved or had any type of connection with the plot.
Do you think we have enough security and things here in the U.S. to stay and provide safety to us? It's really hard to say, because we do a pretty good job today. It is pretty easy to make bombs and they can get whatever they need in order to make them over here. But with this being so easy, what can we do to eliminate or decrease things like this? Stopping things like this will not be easy, but we need to find a way to keep the public safe.