U.S. unprepared for terror attack

From the AP:

The next terrorist strike against the United States could be more deadly and disruptive than the September 11 attacks, former top government officials, academics and business leaders warn in a new report.

"America remains dangerously unprepared to prevent and respond to a catastrophic terrorist attack on U.S. soil," said the task force chaired by former Sens. Gary Hart, D-Colorado, and Warren Rudman, R-New Hampshire. The report was released late Thursday.

So, considering this additional piece of evidence, somebody again want to explain to me how a war on Afghanistan made the American people safer? Instead of bombing, couldn't our efforts and resources have been used more fruitfully?