Looking for sound ideas from Liberals.?

Question

I am looking for a liberal to give a solid, sound idea on how they propose America should deal with terrorism. No name calling or hate Bush reteric, but a working idea. What would you do different when dealing with a group of people that have swarn to kill you.

Answer 1

There have been groups of people sworn to kill us since the beginning of US history. There are people in this country (our own citizens) who say the same. Nothing has changed.
We should protect our "home" and not search and destroy. Set tougher laws on who and who can't enter this country. Protect our own borders.......
As you see, going over there and blowing them the Hell up, has accomplished NOTHING other than oil prices going up and our troops dying. We still haven't captured Bin Laden after 5 years (why can't we find this guy with thousands of people looking for him?). There is still terrorism and always will be. I think we need to keep the troops here and guard this country to the very fullest capacity.

Answer 2

We have for years and years and in all most all cases they have failed miserably. Look at welfare what was supposed to be a program to help people with a hand up has turned into the great give away, with generations on the dole with little over site, look at the federal programs now, the government has run with liberal ideas since the 1960's , and taken away personal responsibility, That is not to say some people do not need a hand up or help. People do need help from time to time, Folks lose their jobs, fathers walk out, etc, etc whatever the reason, but when you set up systems that eliminate any type of responsibility from self, then it is wrong. Look back in history find 1 program that has not been mis managed or corrupted by greed, there are none. Are some of them needed yes, however they all have turned into giant boondoggles that cost taxpayers more and more every year. And it upsets people that work hard every day, play by the rules, and see themselves never get ahead. EDIT@ Spagetti Bethy point about some actions could be a nation killer is a valid one. Simply because once you set any type of plan in place it is almost impossible to remove it, and it does cost taxpayers millions, She mentioned no plan but in theory a large enough plan could have that effect.

Answer 3

There is no answer for terrorism, it's a Pandora ’s Box thing. The box was opened thousands of years ago, and as long as someone somewhere disagrees with someone else terror will be a tool that will be used by terrible awful unthinking evil people. I think it would be possible to limit the amount of people terrorist can recruit though, and America could do this by stopping the corporate greed that exploits people. It's would be a good idea to look at who these terrorist are, are they religious fanatics that hate for the sake of hating, or are they reasonable people that have reasonable gripes.. Of course there is no way to assuage a religious fanatic that hates for hates sake, Let me give you an example of the reasonable terrorist, during WWII the French had a large group of terrorist that bombed and killed Nazi's I don't think anyone would say that these terrorists did not have a good cause for the acts of terrorism they committed. These were reasonable people fighting an evil, and in history books are referred to as freedom fighters. Right now America’s biggest threat is the terrorists from the Middle East, but by no means the only terrorist threat as the Oklahoma bombing will attest. This are has been at war for thousands of years and there is no simple solution to the problem, but America could minimize the threat by minimizing our presence in the Middle East. We could work on alternate energy sources so that oil is not our primary source of energy. An added benefit of course is the reduction on air pollutants. Oil is not a necessary evil, and America could reduce our need for this energy source significantly in the near future if America made it a priority.

Answer 4

Hello!! :o) I don't think that there IS much a 'Liberal' could do - at this stage - regarding the ongoing terrorist threat. [That would be much different than what the Republicans are doing] So what I would do is work on re-building the reputation of America by focusing a great deal of attention on third world countries. Wouldn't it do wonders for America's reputation if it was known around the world as the country that was genuinely working on feeding the starving and supplying medicines, etc. to help and/or heal the less fortunate [in non-oil producing countries] of leprosy and aids, etc. There is little honour in defending yourself. I mean - WHO doesn't do that?! America should become the leading nation when it comes to defending those who have nothing. [And yes - I know - 'statistics say'... blah blah blah. But I'm talking about an ARMY of HELP going in and feeding, clothing and supplying medicines to the millions of less fortunate] Craig!! :o)

Answer 5

First I think that you are a little paranoid. I would leave the bulk in the information gathering to the CIA, FBI and the NSA. I am not so sure that all three bodies of government should operate as one. I would continue to tighten our borders with the proper restrictions being applied to illegal immigration. I also think we should try to change our image slightly to boost our ability to reduce terrorism at the source. In Iraq we have failed to provide infrastructure and we didn't disarm the Resistance. I am not so quick to blame the current government for every course of action or inaction. But I would like to see some kind of results regardless of who ever is in charge. The bottom line is being responsible for our actions just like balancing your budget. Perhaps we should go back to the tactic's used during the cold war where we just don't have any dialog with nations that choose to operate in the extreme. If the current war on terrorism is really about destabilizing Europe because of oil perhaps more drastic measures should be used with global support. Part of the problem with a global economy is that we are suppose to interact with global free trade [another threat with regard to terrorism] and perhaps a key factor in structuring future strategies. We could actually seek punishment for the countries where the terrorists are raised which in the case of 911 would point the finger at Saudi Arabia a good allies of the Bush family. I would like to see people loosen up in this country and get back to enjoying the basics of life. If we look at everything in Red and Blue we are using ignorance instead intelligence to solve our problems. This doesn't mean that we can't have some good constructive chatter from time to time.

Answer 6

In order to deal with terrorism, you should first realize why they have sworn to destroy us.Its not because they hate freedom.We should stop meddling in their countries thinking we know the only right way to live. We should leave them free to be the Arabs they have been for thousands of years before we came along. We should ask them, what they want to stop the terrorism and go along from there. We should stop having such a government dominated media.We should educate our citizens on Islam, so they understand it and dont just blindly hate it.We should stop letting business get away with using illegal aliens.Lastly the illegal aliens that are here, legalize them. It will save more money in the long run, if these people feel like they can actually accomplish dreams by working hard. Illegal immigrants are some of the hardest working people you will ever meet. To judge all of them by the few criminals, is like the world judging Americas citizens on the actions of its government.

Answer 7

I think it was a mistake going it alone on this war on terror. George H.W. Bush had a coalition that stood against Saddam, where George W. pissed of the international community. Little george went into Iraq With less than 200,000 troops , where H.W. went in with more than 500,000 coalition troops. H.W. didn't seem to be in a rush. George W. seems to have had a premature ejaculation and now we can't even get it up against those road side bombs.When will it end?
At this point I think it would be unfair to ask the other party to come in like mighty mouse and save the day. I think the republicans should have to clean up their own mess. Get to it.

Answer 8

It's a little too late now to stop, but the way to minimize it is, unfortunately, to offer trade benefits and employment packages to those countries (that we haven't alienated) who are suspected spawning grounds for terrorists. The way to do that might be to subsidize (this administration is good at that) companies that do business in these areas, and specifically that employ or train a local workforce. Although the leaders of terrorism are exceptions (for being mostly upper class and western educated), I would venture to state that most of the actual footsoldiers come from desparately impoverished areas. Without local economy or prospects, extremism provides both a scapegoat and a direction. How to put such an infrastructure in place? Uhhh...that's my next answer.

LOL fathead's got a point tho

Answer 9

Proposals:
1. Get the U.S. off of oil since Muslim terrorists get much of their money through U.S. oil money.
2. Do not give arms or training to Muslim nations. This stuff always ends up in terrorist hands.
3. Be harsher on Russia and China for supplying weapons to countries hostile to the U.S.
4. In Iraq and Afganistan, hire Iraqis and Afganis to do nation building instead of using U.S. firms. Idle people that need money will get money one way or another and it probably would be cheaper.
5. More troops (like 4 times as many troops) in Iraq and Afganistan are needed (althought the extra monitary cost would have been a major complaint then).

Answer 10

Bill level four is RIGHT
This whole ideal of "terrorism" is a self inflicted manifestation that we constantly bring upon ourselves with our ever increasing one sided approach to the (eons old) problems in the Mideast.As long as we favor Israel above all others ,and the surrounding puppet regimes that oppress their people rights we will forever re-visist theses Issues.