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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbolish Homeland Security and slash the "defense" budget.
You are much more likely to be struck dead by lightning, choke on a chicken bone or drown in the bathtub than be killed by a terrorist.
Ive been waiting since September 12, 2001 for the hysteria to subside.
CAN WE GET OVER THE GODDAMN HYSTERIA NOW?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/opinion/what-to-be-afraid-of.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
tymorial
(3,433 posts)What happens to the billions of rounds of ammunition purchased by Homeland Security. The fact that they have it makes me uneasy... the dismantling of a government agency with that much weaponry makes me consider our government bureaucracy and mistakes.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)... but I have been reminded that Homeland Security covers a multitude of organizations, several of which are actually beneficial. So a certain amount of discretion is advisable.
-- Mal
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)My main objection is to the umbrella bureaucracy of Homeland Security per se, which adds very little value.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)as a way to justify their existence and insane budgets...which are perpetual motion machines, since the more we invest in "security", the more arms we sell, the more disruptive and intrusive we are in other peoples' lives and countries, the more "defense" we need.
Absolute insanity.
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