Can America Better Defend Itself Against Terrorism
How can the United States of America better defend itself against terrorism?
In the past Twenty years the threat of terrorism has been a known threat, but it was not until September 11, 2001 has passed that the American people were forced to accept and deal with the threat of terrorism. Stricter border security, as well as airport, and port security have led Americans into an uneasy sense of homeland Security, but more must be done. American borders must be secured so that Americans can feel a real peace.
When people think of our land borders with Canada and Mexico they think illegal immigrants. This is not always so. If immigrants can get in so easily so can terrorist. On our southern border there is currently no fence, and nothing else to stop terrorist getting in other than couple of thousand border patrol agents spread to thinly to do anything, and a never really functioning sensor system put in during the 19070's (Sensing a Problem). In order to secure the border with Mexico which is …show more content…
With the container security initiative we have increased inspection of ship's cargo at foreign ports before it gets here (Wermuth). Ship's must also submit a copy of there cargo to officials before coming to the United States (Wermuth). Some of the systems that have been designed for port security do not work and either needs to be repaired or disposed of. In May of last year scanners kept on tagging kitty litter as a hazard (Pressman). Mistakes like this waste time and money. Repeat attempts have been made to try and require that all cargo entering the United States must be screened but none have past (Wermuth). Our nation's harbors are by far the least secure of our borders; they receive only fractions of the money and manpower that airports and land borders get. There is no need to wait for an attack by sea for something to be done about
In the past Twenty years the threat of terrorism has been a known threat, but it was not until September 11, 2001 has passed that the American people were forced to accept and deal with the threat of terrorism. Stricter border security, as well as airport, and port security have led Americans into an uneasy sense of homeland Security, but more must be done. American borders must be secured so that Americans can feel a real peace.
When people think of our land borders with Canada and Mexico they think illegal immigrants. This is not always so. If immigrants can get in so easily so can terrorist. On our southern border there is currently no fence, and nothing else to stop terrorist getting in other than couple of thousand border patrol agents spread to thinly to do anything, and a never really functioning sensor system put in during the 19070's (Sensing a Problem). In order to secure the border with Mexico which is …show more content…
With the container security initiative we have increased inspection of ship's cargo at foreign ports before it gets here (Wermuth). Ship's must also submit a copy of there cargo to officials before coming to the United States (Wermuth). Some of the systems that have been designed for port security do not work and either needs to be repaired or disposed of. In May of last year scanners kept on tagging kitty litter as a hazard (Pressman). Mistakes like this waste time and money. Repeat attempts have been made to try and require that all cargo entering the United States must be screened but none have past (Wermuth). Our nation's harbors are by far the least secure of our borders; they receive only fractions of the money and manpower that airports and land borders get. There is no need to wait for an attack by sea for something to be done about