what is the liberal plan to prevent terrorism?

Question

bush-bashing aside, what would liberals actually do to prevent terror if they were president?

Answer 1

I think they would give all those poor misunderstood terrorists a BIG HUG and invite them over for tea.

Then they will love us because we were the only people who were nice to them.

Answer 2

The war in Iraq has let Afghanistan get out of hand again. We don't have the men to send since our troops are all busy fighting in the middle of a civil war.

Iraq was not the hot bed of terrorism until for reasons still not clear decided unilaterally to topple their government that had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, Al Quada or the Taliban.

Why is it you make the assumption a Democrat is afraid to use the military when necessary? The difference is knowing the what the appropriate use of force is. Think of where we might be on the fight against extremists had our military not been bogged down in the supposed "cake walk" of Iraq? .

As to the unconstitutional Patriot Act, Why can't the government get a warrant? The police can get one in a matter of hours. Are the FBI and NSA so lame it takes them days, weeks, that is utter nonsense. I am even OK with a secret warrant, but there MUST be over site. The Federal Appeals Court thinks so too.

Answer 3

The Liberal are those perfect now pushing for the 911 cost techniques that Bush has not have been given around to yet. Plus the Liberals are those outraged that the Taliban are commencing lower back up colleges in Afghanistan. to not point out Iraq had not something to do with 911 and North Korea is interior the sorting out area of their WMD`s.

Answer 4

By liberal do you mean the Democratic party?
Since the Democrats do not have control of the executive branch of the government, they do not have a plan. It's up to the executive branch to have a plan and present it to congress for funding.
The only thing you have right now is all the different opinions of the Democratic party's presidential candidates. If a Democrat wins the presidential race in 08, that candidates plan will become the Democrats plan.

Answer 5

The problem is that liberals primarily see terrorism as a law enforcement problem. They would take us back to the way we dealt with terrirism pre-911.

Answer 6

Oh, God! Not another attempted mugging of the non-existant 'liberals'! Since there ain't no such a critter it's hard to believe what these guys want their strawman argument to do. First they create the strawman, then they ascribe beliefs to it, then they put words in its mouth. Then, after they get folks to believe there actually is a 'liberal', they proceed to charge it with every crime possible to commit. Folks, when ever you hear one of these people ask 'what would the liberals do', feel free to shake your head in wonder, but just remember, the 'liberal' is a propaganda construct...there isn't such a thing as these guys define it.

Answer 7

The answer is nothing. They haven't offered anything in six years. What makes you think they'll do any different in the future.

Case in point, perhaps a better question is; What have liberals done to make America safer since taking control of congress? Make it easier? What have they tried to do? Other than surrender, can anyone name a single thing? Hurry, the crickets are getting tired of chirping.

Answer 8

They would have stayed out of Iraq. Stayed in Afghanistan. Used law enforcement and intelligence while building strong coalitions with foreign countries to fight terrorism. Does the recent success in Somalia ring any bells? We worked with the Somalis to spy on and destroy terrorist cells without a costly invasion.

Answer 9

Actually go after Osama Bin Laden and look at the roots of terror and go after it with other nations using a combination of diplomacy and military force.

Answer 10

WE SHOULD START BY NOT FEEDING RIGHT INTO WHAT OSAMA WANTS US TO DO, NAMELY STAY TIED DOWN IN IRAQ INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER AL QAEDA.



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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070910/ts_nm/sept11_threat_dc;

Bin Laden escaped a U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks, and U.S. intelligence agencies believe al Qaeda has rebuilt in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.

U.S. President George W. Bush, who said after the September 11 attacks he wanted bin Laden dead or alive, shifted his focus to Iraq and cast it as the central front in a war on terrorism.

That shift may have played into bin Laden's hands.

"Part of what bin Laden's strategy is, is to bait us into situations where we bleed. Iraq is a godsend for al Qaeda. We took the bait," said security analyst P.J. Crowley of the Center for American Progress, a Democratic-leaning think tank.

The Iraq war made it easier for al Qaeda to kill Americans, through its al Qaeda in Iraq affiliate which is among the groups fighting U.S. forces in Iraq, said Mike German, a former FBI counterterrorism agent.

The war also created a rallying cry at a time bin Laden was crippled by loss of al Qaeda's Afghanistan sanctuary.

"No conflict drains more time, attention, blood, treasure and support for our worldwide counterterrorism efforts than the war in Iraq. It has become a powerful recruiting and training tool for al Qaeda," Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, co-chairmen of the U.S. government's September 11 investigation commission, wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece on Sunday.

Answer 11

this is actually a good question and it bears honest answers,no finger pointing ,just a good ,comprehensive plan.I for one think Clinton had the best chance to get him shortly after the bombing of the USS Cole,but shortly after the missle strike Osama went deep into hiding,and he still is,short of it is he needs to be dealt with and it doesn't matter who is dealing.maybe its time to put aside petty politics and just find the sob and eliminate him.