Fighting Terror With Limited Funds

In Baltimore, Detroit and in Seattle, police officers and firefighters are the front lines in the domestic war on terror.

But as CBS News Correspondent Bob Orr reports, in all three cities budgets are tight, federal help is lacking and there's not enough manpower to match the threat.

Resources must be focused on the most likely targets. In Seattle, police divers are training to detect underwater explosives. Giant container ships and crowded commuter ferries are potential targets.

Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske expects to get more than $11 million from the department of Homeland Security for new equipment and training.

But, he's lost 25 officers to budget cuts since Sept. 11. And with no money for replacements, the chief says Seattle is not as secure as it should be.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/09/eveningnews/main572341.shtml

I feel terrible but The People got what they deserve for being clueless. I really didn't mean that too hard. But The Media/GOP certainly should be RICO'd and now's the time to do it.

People get the government they deserve.

I can't help but wonder how secure we could be if that $87 billion stayed home, instead of fighting "terrorists" abroad.

Almost two years later, and we've learned nothing.