When it’s an agency that’s about prevention, the lack of terrorism incidents is not really a failure on their part. All the security theatre nonsense is obviously wasteful but that is a different point.
Prevention of terrorist attacks is the point. Having no terror attacks doesn’t mean there would be none without them. As I said , security theatre, patting down grandma, is not the success. I’d be inclined to listen to the experts. However, I’m worried this administration no longer has any.
I don’t disagree. My point is about how we measure success. For a state apparatus that is meant to prevent terrorism, the lack of airplane based terrorism is not necessarily a sign that it’s not needed. It can also be a sign of it’s success.
However, it’s a giant organization with lots of useless parts, too. Like parting down grandma, or more likely abuela.
Have they found ANYTHING in the 13 YEARS they have been in operation?
That one guy with a shoe was stopped by a customer, not DHS.
We could have fed children in schools. Think of the children.
Only 13? I thought it started after 9/11.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began operations on March 1, 2003, after being established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
911 was September 11 2001. Government works slow. They are STILL trying to figure out if freeing the slaves was a good idea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security
That’s 23 years, not 13
Sshhh… I was basking in the relative calm of the Obama years for a moment.
Sorry, you are correct. Pre-coffee typing.
Who downvotes FACTS?
When it’s an agency that’s about prevention, the lack of terrorism incidents is not really a failure on their part. All the security theatre nonsense is obviously wasteful but that is a different point.
Prevent WHAT?
Something that already happened? The FBI knew about the hijackers. They LET it happen.
We’ve already fixed the problem with secure cockpit doors. There is no need to pat down grandma on her way to Disneyland.
Prevention of terrorist attacks is the point. Having no terror attacks doesn’t mean there would be none without them. As I said , security theatre, patting down grandma, is not the success. I’d be inclined to listen to the experts. However, I’m worried this administration no longer has any.
So we agree that anything can be used for good or evil and this is now being used for evil.
I can live with that.
I don’t disagree. My point is about how we measure success. For a state apparatus that is meant to prevent terrorism, the lack of airplane based terrorism is not necessarily a sign that it’s not needed. It can also be a sign of it’s success.
However, it’s a giant organization with lots of useless parts, too. Like parting down grandma, or more likely abuela.