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Old 12-30-2009, 12:15 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by goof2 View Post
I don't know what Homeslice was saying anymore than you do. That is why I phrased my statement the way I did.

What you stated is what Homeland Security is supposed to do. It wasn't meant to duplicate efforts, but to tie together the information generated by a number of disparate departments (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc.) in to one cohesive picture. It was also supposed to place more import on that information by making it a cabinet level department. What you state is exactly what DHS is supposed to do.
All that I did was read what he typed. You seemed to find more than was there.

What Homeland Security was supposedly intended to do, and the reality, are vastly divergent. You don't need an entirely new department to do what you say was the originally intended function. I wonder how much money has been sunk into HS? It rankles at my innate fiscal conservatism.
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