Is the military the right tool for fighting terrorism?

Question

Or do you think local, state and federal law enforcement would work better?

Other options?

Answer 1

Law enforcement works better in the UK, I beliueve it would here as well...they are now convicting the people responsible for the train bombings...who were linked to several more attcks. We on the other hand, can't find Bin Laden, and are babysitting a civil war, meanwhile our borders and ports are wide open.

Answer 2

When 911 happened I thought the president would waste no time in allying with all the other countries, Muslim ones in particular that are also against terrorism. At that time the whole world was mourning with us. The hunt for Bin Laden was made into a joke, they claim to know where he is and GW himself said they don't really care too much about finding him. We built a coalition of small countries that owe us and pressured them to join us, though they don't have much to loose. The Geneva convention's international laws were developed in a big part by the US but all the sudden they are not important anymore, that was a very bad message to send the rest of the world. Eventually they will need to realise that diplomacy needs to play a bigger part of this picture, they should be realising shortly that they can't win this war alone and realistically start looking at what winning or loosing is even going to look like.

Answer 3

They're dong to be doing pretty good in Great Britain by using a combination of local law enforcement, Scotland Yard, and MI5. I've only read a little on this but it seems that traditional detective work, following up on leads, and using informants is the most productive way to uncover terrorist conspiracies.

Answer 4

The terrorist cannot be governed out of existence with laws made by states and judges to decide how to fight them. The military is only one of the right tools to use. Financial strangulation of the money to the terrorist is another right tool. There is not a single one right thing to do and no easy answer to defeat them.

Answer 5

i imagine with the academic they are receiving now days, they are very able. look in to what the Marines are doing at 29 fingers, and the military at feet. Bliss in El Paso Texas. they are being experienced to wrestle small scale gorilla form conflict. gone are the days of carpet bombing and marvel and Awe. do not get me incorrect if we ought to take down a large armed forces stress we may be able to, i.e. Iraq's military went down quickly. the problem is you do not imagine we are preventing those small communities speedy sufficient. we are also practise a clean military at the same time. that's compared to we are easily combating those small terror communities, we are taking section in a back up and practise position in the present day.

Answer 6

No. Its generally not-- proof is in the pudding. Look at Vietnam, Iraq, even Ireland.

Our occupation in Iraq is not a good job for our military. They're not really meant to do that. Their job is to kick a$$, destroy a military force, take land, and hold it until peace can be negotiated.

The best way to combat terrorism is thru intelligence services, police, etc.

Answer 7

It is clearly a law enforcement issue. Our military actions hve only created more terrorists and more hatred toward us.

Answer 8

Cops wouldn't arrest my ex wife for stalking. they wouldn't even go near a terrorist!!!

Answer 9

We should pull out of other countries and when and if they come here then fight them on our own ground.
Using all the forces we have available.

Answer 10

Bush is the right tool for fighting Democracy!