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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Homeland Security & War On Terror |
Positions and Views |
| Homeland Security, a General Statement |
Tanner: No Response |
| Making Our Homeland More Secure |
Tanner: No Response |
| National Security Agency (NSA) Examinining Domestic Phone Records |
Tanner: No Response |
| Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission |
Tanner: No Response |
| Radical Fundamentalism |
Tanner: No Response |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Tanner: No Response |
| Bioterrorism |
Tanner: No Response |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
Tanner: No Response |
| National Guard in the Department of Homeland Security vs. Defense |
Tanner: No Response |
| Intelligence |
Tanner: No Response |
| Domestic Intelligence Agencies |
Tanner: No Response |
| NSA Surveillance of Citizens |
Tanner: No Response |
| Color-Coded Warning System |
Tanner: No Response |
| Local First Responders |
Tanner: No Response |
| Air Security |
Tanner: No Response |
| Port Security |
Tanner: No Response |
| Rail Security |
Tanner: No Response |
| Hazardous Materials Security |
Tanner: No Response |
| Cybersecurity |
Tanner: No Response |
| Spent Nuclear Fuel |
Tanner: No Response |
| Drinking Water Security |
Tanner: No Response |
| Evacuation Preparedness |
Tanner: No Response |
| War on Terror, a General Statement |
Tanner: People in the know refer to this as the "new normal." In recent reports to Congress, it's been determined that the U.S. mainland is now susceptible to attack by terrorist regimes through use of weapons of mass destruction.
That said, the Bush administration's preemptive, post 9/11 posture has been highly effective at thwarting new homeland attacks. This feat is even more impressive when you consider the divisive, non-stop congressional infighting over whether the U.S. should repel future terror strikes as a matter of law enforcement or national security?
But when it comes to the former, apparently the only thing mankind has ever learned from history is that - mankind has never learned from history. It seems hope springs eternal within liberal Western cultures that the changing face of tyranny can somehow be deterred via jurist prudence or appeased if the right mix of diplomatic concessions are proffered. History though, begs to differ.
Empires - It's fashionable to refer to this era of U.S. history as "Pax Americana." Citing striking similarities, historians have compared the American enterprise to the former empires of Athens and Rome. Athens pursued security by installing democratic governments in hostile Greek nation-states. And the Roman republic established control of its empire's spread through commerce and taxation. But if American influence can be likened to an empire, surely it's of benevolent intent.
Multi-front wars - Draw first blood or lay siege to U.S. strategic interests though, and super-power justice will be prosecuted with dispatch. Attack two U.S. cities, and we topple two rogue governments. However, the weary business of nation building in Afghanistan and Iraq, or the anarchy we'd leave behind after retreat, are sobering realities of having to "carry the water" in defense of the free world. But if forced to wage war on terror, surely it's better to engage the fight abroad.
Tyranny - Consistent with history, the changing face of tyr [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
Source: Submitted by Roy Tanner Date: 10/16/2006 |
| War on Terrorism Policies |
Tanner: No Response |
| National Intelligence Estimate Assessment |
Tanner: No Response |
| Al-Qaeda |
Tanner: No Response |
| Guantanamo Bay Prison (GITMO) |
Tanner: No Response |
| Terrorist Prisoner Rights Under Geneva Conventions |
Tanner: No Response |
| Torture of Terrorists |
Tanner: No Response |
| Waterboarding |
Tanner: No Response |
| Trials of Terrorist and Combantant Detainees |
Tanner: No Response |
| Habeas Corpus and Legal Rights for Combatant Detainees |
Tanner: No Response |
| Enemy Combatants |
Tanner: No Response |