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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (276001)	7/16/2002 12:30:45 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 769670

Harkening Back to Texas msnbc.com

To: Doug R who wrote (276001)	7/16/2002 12:32:47 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 769670

Quarantines during a biological attack...I wonder how Bush is going to pull that off...the biological attack on the American people...and manage to blame it on terrorists. Bush Outlines Domestic Anti-Terror Strategy Tue Jul 16,10:35 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush ( news - web sites) on Tuesday proposed a strategy to protect America from terrorism that includes using the U.S. military to enforce quarantines during a biological attack and "red teams" of agents thinking like terrorists to pinpoint weaknesses. "Protecting Americans from attack is our most urgent national priority and we must act on the priority," Bush said in his long-awaited roll-out of a national homeland security strategy he ordered in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Bush's initiative, announced in the White House Rose Garden after the president met key members of Congress, calls for new extradition and secrecy laws, new vaccines, tighter border inspections and a major effort to protect infrastructure such as power plants and pipelines. It also calls for high-tech methods to identify people and for national standards on state drivers' licenses. But it stops short of urging a national identity card that some have called for but others have resisted, citing fears of government intrusion. "Red teams" of federal agents would think up ways of attacking U.S. targets, in order to devise better ways of protecting them. The plan also envisions a greater role for the U.S. military in domestic security, which Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said may include using troops to enforce a quarantine in the event of a biological attack. He said the "rules of engagement" for such a circumstance should be worked out ahead of time. The plan calls on state and local governments and the private sector to bear a significant share of the costs. It is anchored by Bush's proposed new Cabinet Department of Homeland Security, which was outlined earlier. "This comprehensive plan lays out clear lines of authority and clear responsibilities -- responsibilities for federal employees and for governors and mayors and community and business leaders and the American citizens. With a better picture of those responsibilities, all of us can direct money and manpower to meet them," Bush said. Bush urged lawmakers to complete work on establishing the Homeland Security Department. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert said after the Bush speech he would like to complete action by Sept. 11, the first anniversary of the hijacked plane attacks that killed about 3,000 people. "We'd like have it done by September 11, however we're not going to let haste get in the way of getting a good piece of legislation," said Hastert, an Illinois Republican.

To: Doug R who wrote (276001)	7/16/2002 1:21:51 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Utter destruction of our enemies. Crush through mostly violent means any sign of anti-Americanism, no matter the cause, no matter that we can't actually pinpoint the source, no matter that we claim to be the most peaceful and progressive and intellectually advanced superpower on Earth. Be pre-emptive and destructive and bomb-happy, or be a tree-hugging traitorous liberal commie sympathizer. There is no in-between. Exactly. Any enemy try to take the US down through violent means, no matter what, will be utterly crushed, and if you don't like it too bad. M

To: Doug R who wrote (276001)	7/16/2002 1:27:59 PM
From: Dr. Doktor	Respond to of 769670

<Crush through mostly violent means any sign of anti-Americanism>> I have no problem with that philosophy. Having said that, I think that a measure of healthy skeptisism and dissent is what has made this country great and isn't unAmerican. What should be crushed are those who use lies and half truths to advance their political standing. Boys like Gephardt and Dashle and Gingrich to be fair. Bullshit and politics shouldn't mix. If you read closely that article you'll find that it is just another liberal bullshitting the gullible public to advance his agenda.= ASSHOLE