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And unlike in environmental and health issues, the debate on homeland security is one-sided, almost bi-partisan, both conservatives and liberals calling for gigantic security budget for homeland security and anti-terrorist activities. Friedman explains, "[b]oth parties see political reward in preaching danger. The massive U.S. national security establishment relies on a sense of threat to stay in business" ("The Terrible 'Ifs'" 38). The stakeholders financially benefitting from the colossal homeland security budget are allied with leaders of both political camps and thus are interested in perpetuating fear.
This is not, of course, to suggest that the Department of Homeland Security is unnecessary, or that there is no terrorist threat directed against the United States. The fact that terrorists were unable to strike at the United States in the American soil suggests that the law enforcement agencies have been successful in thwarting terrorist plots. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that the prevention of terrorism in the last ten years is directly attributable to the homeland security measures adopted after 9/11. Many of the measures intended to protect the American soil were in place before 9/11, and there is no reason to assume that increased spending on stealth fighter jets, ballistic missile defense system, procurement of biochemical...
border, scaring the population with color-coded alert system, or the passing of Farm Security Act may prevent a future terrorist act. In order to prevent terrorism, we need to rely on better intelligence, and use resources allocated for protecting the homeland and fighting terrorism specifically for these purposes. Otherwise, squandering resources for ineffective measures that do not work -- and unnecessarily scaring the American citizens -- will only embolden the resolve of terrorists and instill a sense of victory into their minds. But the purpose of war on terror should be precisely the opposite: instill a sense of fear in the minds of terrorists and a sense of victory in the minds of Americans.
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Friedman, Benjamin. "HOMELAND SECURITY." Foreign Policy 149 (2005): 22-28. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
Friedman, Benjamin. "The Terrible 'If.'" Regulation 30.4 (2008): 32-40.
Light, Paul. "The Homeland Security Hash." Wilson Quarterly 31.2 (2007): 36-44. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
Niskanen, William a., "The Several Costs of Responding to the Threat of Terrorism," Public Choice 128 (2006): 351-356.
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Works Cited
Friedman, Benjamin. "HOMELAND SECURITY." Foreign Policy 149 (2005): 22-28. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
Friedman, Benjamin. "The Terrible 'If.'" Regulation 30.4 (2008): 32-40.
Light, Paul. "The Homeland Security Hash." Wilson Quarterly 31.2 (2007): 36-44. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
Niskanen, William a., "The Several Costs of Responding to the Threat of Terrorism," Public Choice 128 (2006): 351-356.
Office of Homeland Security, "National Strategy for Homeland Security." 2 July 2002. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
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