. >> i want to bring in former new york governor george pataki, who served during and after 9/11.ood morning. >> good morning, chris. >> are you surprised the mayor said we've been able to avoid another terror attack this long? >> i'm not really surprised. you just can't predict the future. you know that after september 11th, it's a new world and in the 21st century, there are going to be those incidents. we did have another attack. we had the attack on ft. hood, where way too many of our brave men and women in the military were murdered in what i believe was a terrorist incident, but this is different. this is public. it's truly tragic and our heart goes out obviously to all of those who have suffered as a consequence. >> let me play for you what senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said. >> i think it's safe to say that for many, the complacency that prevailed prior to september the 11th, has actually returned. >> do you think america's gotten complacent? >> no, i don't believe so. i think we have been village lent. we have been proactive. you can always do more, but i think t

former new york governor george pataki who joins me now. way too early to say, but we do know it was coordinated. >> coordinated and devastating, and you can't help but have your heart go out to the people of boston to those who are injured and just be aware of the fact that, you know, we may have thought 11 years after september 11th that the risk was behind us, but we should knowwbetter. it's not. it is there. it will continue to be there, and we have to continue to be vigilant. neil: you know, the timing and the event, what did you make of that? >> well, as the president just said, it's patriots day, it's the time when most of the runners will be congregating at the finish line of a great celebration. and it's just horrible to think that people who just wanted to enjoy the spirit of the day and of the moment have to go through this and that the american people have to be reminded of the risk that we face every day. neil: it's raising questions again, governor. you had been trying to be vigilant against this at sporting events, shopping m