9/11 Attacks Led To Half-Trillion-Dollar DHS Spending Binge

We would ALL benefit by getting FEMA out from under DHS... Yep, I agree on that one... Do away with DHS... Another department we can do without.

DHS is not a part of DOD, but what gets me is how the DOD was thrown into parts of the DHS

i'm mixed on this one.

I think we need a single agency in charge of preparation and response to both natural and man made threats to our 'homeland security'.

But at this point it seems to me that DHS and FEMA are fighting with each other over who is supposed to do what, which is counterproductive.

Perhaps DHS should take care of preparation and response, and FEMA should take care of recovery?

pineinthegrass wrote: Maybe we need to wait at least 6 months after a disaster until we do something about it? Government rushing into things doesn't seem to work real well.

I think we already tried that with Katrina. And that worked out even less well.

It's about time to re-organize the DHS.... that government agency is bloated and ineffective at too many levels.

Anyone else worrried stimulus spending on infrastructure will be the new scared cow? Out of control spending with little common sense. Supposedly the Alaskan bridge to nowhere has been approved again.

I'm never surprised when government beaurocracies burn through money like a lottery winning crackhead.

Why would the politicians get rid of it? It's the easiest way to funnel money to their buddies in the supply business. They don't even have to do anything shady to do it, it's all in the name of American security and scary stuff.

Ten Years After 9/11, It's A Different World For First Responders

United States (Colorado) - Greeley is a long way from ground zero, but the events of Sept. 11, 2001, continue to reverberate, even 2,000 miles inland. From enduring body searches at airports to finding themselves under the microscope of suspicion for their everyday purchases and hobbies, Americans 10 years later have learned to adapt to the intrusions of tighter security in a smaller, scarier world.

No group, however, has felt the effects of 9/11 more than police, firefighters and other emergency workers.

The attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania prompted major changes in the way emergency personnel communicate, train and respond. And the lessons from 9/11 are being applied in Weld County with a broad brush to other disaster scenarios that could be more likely to hit closer to home.

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A very good article explaining some of the costs, and benefits, of DHS.