But the fact remains that there are people they're still looking for and if the plot had been entirely foiled, then there wouldn't have been a need for this extraordinary security precaution we are seeing on both sides of the Atlantic.
However, for those organizations just seeingthis threat for the first time, they now have all the incentive they need to take action and put a strategy in place to protect themselves from both security and legal risks.
"Many countries are seeing the rising tide of an epidemic and all doctors need to know how to recognise and diagnose this disease and what treatments are available, " he said.
"I think people are seeing that there is a need to change on Anglesey and are accepting that we can't continue with this bed-hopping type politics that's been going on over the years, " he said.