The Missing Dimension in Homeland Security
Homeland security instantly became the #1 priority of the Bush administration on Sept. 11, 2001. With the creation of the massive Homeland Security Department, concerns of safekeeping continue to be the primary focus of the American government. Are you aware of national security's most important aspect? The lack of this element immediately compromises the safety of any country.
by Cecil Maranville
Due to its immense power and the peaceful nature of its immediate neighbors, the United States has long enjoyed security at home. With the end of the Cold War, a sense of total security and invulnerability settled upon the world's only remaining superpower.
Attacks upon U.S. allies or even its embassies on foreign soil did not bring security concerns to the forefront of American thinking until the terrible morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Subsequently, the United States finds itself preoccupied with the security of its own land. "Homeland security" dominates American news. Not that enemies attack the U.S. homeland on a regular basis—yet...
The need for a vigorous defense of the homeland dominated political debates during the American congressional elections of 2002. Both major U.S. political parties are making it the principal theme of their strategies to retain or obtain power in the 2004 elections, which includes the White House as a prize.
On Nov. 25, 2002, the president signed legislation that created the new Department of Homeland Security. Its mission statement outlines three principal objectives:
- Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States.
- Reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism.
- Minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.
The White House projects a budget of $37 billion for the massive new department, with an additional $35 billion spent in the private sector on homeland security. The government will employ approximately 169,000 people directly in the department. But, theoretically, every loyal American citizen is a volunteer sentry, for the president repeatedly asked all to be on the lookout for potential security threats.
So far, there has not been a subsequent major attack on U.S. soil. (The FBI reports thwarting more than 100 planned attacks.) But will the United States continue to be so successful?
The missing dimension
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- _A Cure for Code Orange
- _Different Elections -- Same Issues
- _When Will Suffering Cease?
- _Introduction (bsc1)
- _Relying on God in an Uncertain World!
- _Homeland Security: What Crucial Piece Is the United States Missing?
- _Different Elections -- Same Issues
- _The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned
- _The 144,000--A Promise Kept
- _How Can We Resist Satan?
- _How to Stir Up God's Spirit
- _Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego
- _Deadly Diseases: Again a Threat to Humanity?
- _Coming Calamities: Does God Offer Protection?
- _Should You Attend Church?
- _Hurricane Katrina: Is God Removing His Protection From America?
- _Will God Continue to Bless America? If Not, Why Not?
- _Joe's Story
- _Hurricane Rita--A Mass Exodus
- _God--Our Protector
- _The Scarlet Cord
- _How Secure Is Your House?
- _The 144,000--A Promise Kept
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