Thanks for reminding the forum.
Posted on 08/02/2004 7:08:37 AM PDT by Rebelbase
Per FNC, Bush OK's the 9/11 commission's recommendation to appoint a National Intelligence Director and create an Anti-Terrorism office.
Definitely.
While I am a bit uneasy with this, I also believe that a Homeland Security dept. was not enough......it just combined the agencies, but nobody was still really accountable for all of them. Ridge is too busy just trying to keep the agencies talking to eachother and consolodating info to be able to really take charge and command of them all. Homeland helps a ton....and almost is enough....but I don't think quite enough.
CIA etc. is not included in Homeland.
We need an INTELLIGENCE czar in charge of intelligence.
Homeland did not really do that.
RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
Bush on Commission Recs
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden with DHS Sec. Tom Ridge, Pres. Bush speaks about what steps he will be taking with regard to the recommendations made by the Sept. 11 Commission in their final report a few weeks ago.
Still need somebody to be able to focus all attention on keeping them accountable...someone OUTSIDE the CIA to keep tabs on them.
No this will be a position of reform and stream lining... do you know how many lazy people there are in the NSA, CIA and all the intell branches...
OH MY GOD!! YOU'ER RIGHT!! What if the most powerful military in the world was under the control of a democrat president?? Good thing that never happened or we'd all be in gulags in an instant.
(try not being a knee jerk alarmist for a while, ok?)
True.
UNLIKE his predecessor OR the Dorkmeister who hopes to take his place, President Bush has a good, working knowledge of our intelligence capabilities and vulnerabilities. His father was once head of the CIA, after all.
I thought we already had an Anti-Terrorism office... the GOP Headquarters.
The way the Democrats want this new arm of government set up , it could be EASILY bought off. It could EASILY become a partisan wing of the government. It could even be bought off my foreign nations. THAT'S why the Democrats are pushing to get it done NOW!
Bush has to be very careful how he sets up this new arm. It had better have checks and balances built into it from the beginning, otherwise generations could find them selves stuck with it. This is not something that should be rushed into. I hope Bush knows exactly what he's doing before he signs any agreement.
Jeez, i hope it's not mccain... i think he wants to try to make to many people (sides) happy... we need someone who has OUR safety first and foremost and not be afraid to suggest acting proactively and pre-emptively if necessary (not that that position will be able to have a say, but who knows?)
It might be Rudy - but to be honest, its a no win job. As with Ridge, its a thankless position. When nothing happens, no one credits you - if something does happen, they blame you.
Thanks for reminding the forum.
Exactly.
President Bush won't allow that to happen because he's GENUINELY concerned about our national security. The Democrats will then spin it as an attempt by the Bush to avoid accuntability. In fact, tehy're doing that already. The line "having an intelligence czar in the White House would mean the president could be blamed if another 9/11/01 happens" has already been used. Expect to see it or a version of it more frequently and shrilly stated as the election approaches.
Or we could offer 1 million for every Madrasa permanently shut down and bulldozed in the arab world. It would be cheaper and vastly more effective at stopping terrorism.
When you get out of the gulag, patriot?
Thanks for reminding the forum.
Makes perfect sense to mention today that an "exhaustive search for a director" will start immediately...culmunating in a Giuliani selection, say, the week(end) before the GOP convention.
Make it so, I say.
You forgot to mention Ruby Ridge and Elian Gonzales. If you’ll remember, the country survived those incidents and was treated to an object lesson in how leftist democrats operate. You seem to think a new terror czar or whatever that call the spot, would be the absolute end of the republic. Your paranoia can be applied to any governmental institution. How about the police? The ATF? Or even Homeland Security? All of these groups have a definite beneficial purpose in our society. They all, however, deserver constant scrutiny so that that don’t overstep their authority. There are plenty of adults in the country that can do that. Calm down, or somebody’s going to revoke you militia membership.
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