By J.D. Gordon"I recently participated in a panel discussion at the America’s Future Foundation in Washington, D.C., which asked, “Are We Any Safer?” As I sat alongside colleagues from the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, and Institute for Humane Studies, I had the opportunity to reflect back on the last decade and offer some strong conclusions about the state of our public safety since 9/11, particularly since January 2009.
Although our government has made notable gains in public safety since that catastrophic September day in 2001 – we’ve been able to use our military to crush Al Qaeda’s ability to carry out such massive attacks, improved our intelligence and law enforcement operations to successfully break up terror plots and combined these efforts with enhanced public transportation screenings -- sadly, the security climate has diminished over the past 15 months.
In contrast to the Bush administration’s record on protecting the public, we are less safe under the Obama administration. While it’s not a complete list here are some of the reasons why our safety is declining:"
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