Obsession with National Security

Beyond Nine-Eleven – Enabling My Evolving Hopes

I started writing this in late 2001 and have not revisited if for quite some time. I'm posting it with…

18 years ago

Where Are We Going – Trends from 1994 to 2007, Foreign Policy, Global Engagement and Patriotism

Survey Results, Section 3 - FOREIGN POLICY, GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT AND PATRIOTISM Summarized below are the major findings from section 3…

18 years ago

The Costs of National Security – $333 on Iraq for Every $1 on Homeland Security, How Safe is This?

Now that we have the President's latest ideas for victory in Iraq and fighting the terrorists overseas so we don't…

18 years ago

November 2006 – We Have Some Serious Choices to Make!

We must chose ... Between being feared as a warmonger nation and condemned around the world or regaining the respect…

18 years ago

Fool Me Once Shame on You, Fool Me Twice … No, Not This Time

As I have written previously in this blog, I was deceived by another president forty years ago. I watched the…

18 years ago

Fighting Terrorists – Stay The Course, Cut and Run, Or?

On June 13, 2006, during a surprise visit to the troops in Iraq, The Decider, President Bush, stated, "We will…

18 years ago

The Delay Principle – Tax Cuts Outrank National Security

Near the beginning of the Iraq war, Tom Delay made this statement, "Nothing is more important in the face of…

18 years ago

Be Careful What We OK for Others – Majority of Americans Approve of Torture.

Let me start off with a quote from Thomas Paine, "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard…

19 years ago

Port Security – Houston Area Congressmen Doing Something That Matters

In previous articles concerning port security and the Dubai Ports deal, I have attempted to point out other facts that…

19 years ago

New Port Security Agreement with Pakistan – Is National Security Taking a Hit More Significant Than the Dubai Terminal Deal?

In my first article on the Dubai Ports World business deal, I made reference to the Container Security Initiative (CSI).…

19 years ago