What is the republican plan for fighting terrorism?

Question

I already know their strategy on the Iraq war...but I want to know about the war on terror? What is the long term plan to keep america safe?

Homeland security and disaster preparedness...great plan for New Orleans. Patriot Act...great plan for ripping up the constitution. Oh yeah, and part of a democratic proposal was to change course and increase troop levels...hmmm...wonder where Bush got that idea TWO YEARS TOO LATE!!!! But I appreciate the attempts to show me a long term plan for the fight on terror, and not strategic missions to be used for the war in Iraq.

Answer 1

The short answer – THEY DON’T HAVE A PLAN. If there is anything resembling a plan it is this:

“Keep the Americans preoccupied with a frivolous war because we neither have a strategy or the know-how to really combat the roots of terrorism because that would require us to think beyond the barrel of a rifle, or the shaft of a missile silo. It would require us to look at complex cultural issues and the theological underpinnings that inform them. That requires brain power, something we are completely bereft of. It is better that we shock and awe our own people with our military might, since most of the American population is into such ostentatious displays of force. Theatrics, for an American population that thinks in cartoon movie like terms, is far more convincing than actually looking at long term solutions that openly analyzes our own complicity in the rise of terrorism.”

Answer 2

hmmm, I don;t know how far into the future that the administration's plans reach. I've heard republicans talk about combating terrorism anywhere it exists and defying states that support terrorism. Taken literally, this would involve invading iran, syria, parts of sri-lanka, maybe even russia and china (due to their ties with iran). of course, this is not all pracitical. An invasion of Iran while Bush is still in office would not completely surprise me, although i wonder if america has the resources and money to do such. I would expect in the near future, for america to remain in iraq and afghanistan, hunting down insurgants, while continueing to tighten security at home, nothing too differant from the current situtaion unless something big happans involving iranian or syrian ties to terror. In the far future, if the republican dominance of america continues (a big IF), then i would expect a "win situation" in the war on terror would involve american restructuring of iraq/afghanistan, iran, syria, more involvement in a peace sttlement for palestine and working with saudis , egyptians and gulf states to prevent fundamentalist islamic factions from emerging there.

Answer 3

Well, you've no doubt heard of Homeland Security. The Patriot Act. The MCA. Allowing easy capture, arrest and information gathering of suspected terrorists.

And you've no doubt realized that the war in Iraq is the centralized location for the struggle, currently.

Keeping America safe is a job that belongs to all of us, and that might start with realizing that we do have a world threat in radical Islamic ideology. Of course, that's not PC.

EDIT: I think we can safely say that the disaster of Katrina showed us many problems with Homeland Security, and I think we can safely say fixing those problems has been priority one.

Answer 4

Uh, their plans for fight terrorism are evident in Afganistan, Pakistan, Somolia. Open your eyes, look around the world. You can see the plan in action around everycorner.

I know you are trying to rebuke those people who want to know what the Democrat plan is. Nice try. They have no plan, except to roll over and play dead and pretend that terrorism will never revisit the US. Wake up, and get real.

Answer 5

Open American citizen's mail. Spy on every Citizen's phone conversation listening for key words. Get IPS providers to ask them what sites American's are looking at. Have airport security pull people out randomly for airport lines. Even though most people they pull out are Blonds with Blue eyes.

Answer 6

Keep Osama "alive" so we can trot his name out when we need to stir up some more paranoia. Invade and occupy nations that had nothing to do with 9-11. Use a too small force initially, so the occupied nation will resist with "terrorism". Refuse to admit reality.

It's a pretty good strategy that is working great. Terrorism has disappeared from the whole world.

Answer 7

With all of the recently "Left leaning" RINOs (Republican In Name Only) in the House & Senate, it's hard to tell what the Republicans plans are......

The Conservatives plan(s) are to pursue Terrorists & those who fund/support them, and destroy them, and their means to do so with extreme prejudice.

And I'm all for that.

T.S.

Answer 8

I believe their plan on fighting terrorism involves some sort of strategery and hard work. Other than that, I do not know.

Answer 9

Go on the offensive to fight terrorists and confront the countries that harbor them. Use the investigative and other tools at our disposal to capture or kill terrorists. Prevent the next attack.

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/

Answer 10

Apparently, they want to kiss the *** of Moqtda Al Sadr because he's a free man even after killing US marines in Najaf. They also kiss the saudi's asses as well as Musharraf the Pakistani Dictator.