Posted by
Playful Walrus on Monday, May 07, 2007 3:35:49 PM
Although I do support Bush's fight against terrorism, I am stumped as to why it has been all of this time since Sept. 11, 2001 and our borders are still wide open.
Judging from his actions/inaction, Bush must believe one or more of the following:
1. Current border security, along with other Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security operations are providing enough security against terrorist attacks in the U.S.
2. The cost of effectively “sealing” the border will not be a high enough return on investment in terms of the measure of prevention it will provide against terrorist attacks. For example, it wouldn’t be much help if enough of the terrorists are already here or will be able to make it here anyway even with “sealed” borders.
3. The effectiveness of sealing the border in preventing terrorist attacks, crimes, and other negative results for Americans is outweighed by the harm it will do (to support for Republicans, to relations with the Mexican government, to the environment, to things the President likes about the status quo such as cheap labor for businesses who choose to remain operating in the U.S., etc.)
He must know something we don’t. Otherwise, the border situation almost makes me question his dedication to really fighting foreign terrorists.