Senate debates homeland funds after London

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Monday opened a debate on domestic security spending by blasting Republicans for leaving America vulnerable to London-style attacks with their focus on terrorism overseas.
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Democrats, led by Sen. Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada, pounded on Republicans in Congress and the Bush administration for defeating their past efforts to add funds for more security in transit systems, chemical plants, nuclear-powered generating plants and other possible targets.

"Fighting terrorism overseas is not enough to ensure that terrorists will not strike where we live," Reid said, referring to the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Unfortunately, the administration has never grasped this reality."

Sen. Robert Byrd (news, bio, voting record), a West Virginia Democrat and outspoken critic of the Iraq war, said, "Fighting them in Iraq is not going to make us secure from having to fight them here at home in Washington, New York or Tampa, Florida. Don't fall for that malarkey. That's pure bunk."

more:http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050711/pl_nm/security_usa_dc_1

[merwin]

1. "Fighting terrorism overseas is not enough to ensure that terrorists will

not strike where we live".

THAT is what I've been waiting to hear.

[reBel_gyrl]

2. Finally..

Something HONEST to come out of all this mess. We are not safer at home because we're fighting abroad... How could anyone think that was true? Fighting abroad has CREATED more terrorists, and they are not stupid enough, (unfortunately) to all flock to Iraq, they see OUR focus there and know we are still vulnerable here. (our power plants for example, that's a horror waiting to happen)

[CatholicEdHead]

3. They are also pushing a renwal of the Patriot Act

with some new additions. I guess they say the worm has now turned in Congress (though not the US as a whole) about reignighting the push for this in the name of "safety".

[maddezmom]

5. "they" as in dems or repubs?

[mom cat]

4. Robert Byrd rocks!