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Defeating Terror.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
Terrorism: The war on terror has been criticized from all sides of the political spectrum. Too much is being spent. Not enough. It's not working. Is anyone right?
President Bush has taken unfriendly fire from all sides in the debate over the war on terror and homeland security. Hardly a day goes by that some wag, left or right, doesn't take a shot at U.S. efforts to make Americans more secure.
The Department of Homeland Security. The Patriot Act of 2001. The war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq. These and other efforts have come in for ridicule. In some cases, criticism has been justified. But in other cases, it's been just plain silly -- partisan or factional carping intended to score political points and little else.
In just the last two days, you might have seen these headlines: "Security Spending Raises Questions" (USA Today). "Plan To Cut Airport Jobs Attacked" (The Associated Press).
Go back a few months, and you've seen the same and worse if you've been reading magazines. There you can find literally dozens of stories about how the White House is botching its war on terror.
But the critics are missing the big picture. If you don't believe that, just read the State Department's report on global terrorism.
As it does each year, that report points ...
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...Bush administration official warned there may be terrorist attacks in the coming months tied to the November elections. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge ticked off Election Day in November, the political conventions in July and August, the inauguration...
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...000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security will allow Lynx to give all 1,000...agency has initiated with the help of Homeland Security grants. Already, the bus passenger...comes from a $14 million pool of Homeland Security funds earmarked for counterterrorism...
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- News wire article from: United Press International September 9, 2003 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: National Review August 8, 2005 700+ words
...Michael Chertoff, the head of the Department of Homeland Security, prompted howls with his entirely commonsensical...its energy on trying to prevent truly catastrophic terror attacks using commercial aviation or weapons of mass destruction...
- S.A. getting less for homeland security.
- Newspaper article from: San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX) June 1, 2006 700+ words
...reduction in funding for homeland security," Perry said in...1.7 billion Homeland Security grant program to...respond primarily to terror attacks, and for other...as hurricanes, Homeland Security Department officials...
