In the aftermath of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, there will be resignations, hearings and inquiries at the Capitol Police department, the respective House and Senate sergeant-at-arms offices and other law enforcement or military entities.
The warning signs and intelligence were there — they were just ignored.
But let’s be clear: What happened to our democracy that day was not an intelligence failure; it was a failure to act upon available intelligence.