Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs (click here)
- Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Plicy Studies
In an interview on FOX he cites September 11, 2001 to justify his position. What is he going to do sterilize the world?
Brookes is serving his third term as a congressionally appointed member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He previously served in the administration of President George W. Bush as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs. In this post, he was responsible for U.S. defense policy for 38 countries and five bilateral defense alliances in Asia. (Think Axis of Evil and North Korea. Yep.)
After the loss of nearly 3000 citizens on September 11, 2001 a very interesting thing happened, New York City launched its own intelligence network to protect its citizens. I doesn't really involve bombs and boots on the ground.
Brookes is serving his third term as a congressionally appointed member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He previously served in the administration of President George W. Bush as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs. In this post, he was responsible for U.S. defense policy for 38 countries and five bilateral defense alliances in Asia. (Think Axis of Evil and North Korea. Yep.)
After the loss of nearly 3000 citizens on September 11, 2001 a very interesting thing happened, New York City launched its own intelligence network to protect its citizens. I doesn't really involve bombs and boots on the ground.
| Counterterrorism Units (click here) | ||
 |  Mission StatementThe New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the primary local authority defending against a terrorist attack in New York City. Built upon the realization that the City could not rely solely on the federal government for its defense, the Counterterrorism Bureau was created by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly in 2002 as the first unit of its kind in the nation.... | |
The Counterterrorism (which wasn't a word with a definition until it became a word. okay?) mission does need DOD weapon build up. Quite the contrary, the Cold War is over and the focus of preventing such devastating problems in the USA requires intelligence and a responsive judiciary that can act to intercede in any attempts before they happen.
The Counterterrorism mission in the USA is sophisticated and does not need huge DOD budgets at all. There is no reason why the nomination of Former Senator Chuck Hagel should reflect any needs for weaponry within the borders of the USA.
There has been the initial effort in Africa today to build an intelligence network with cooperation of sovereign nations to stop any build up of extremist networks that become to well armed and to powerful to stop within their borders. That doesn't speak to me of large USA military presence. The nations of Africa and at this point Northern Africa need to be able to defend their own sovereignty. In the recent episode with Algeria, the nation performed rather well in response. But, there is room for improvement. Algeria won't be able to do that themselves, but, there is absolutely no reason to put NATO troops in those nations. The nations of Africa need to be lifted out of poverty. War enforces poverty in the citizen populations. It is a hideous idea.
In case Mr. Brooks hasn't left the OLD WORLD, poverty empowers radicalization of people and extremism. That is a fact. Fighting poverty in Northern Africa is as important, if not more so than any other measure, to stop extremism. A decent radio network where people actually have the hope of 'being heard' by their government of their grievances is a heck of an idea. Unless, a tank is needed to protect the RADIO FREE towers, I doubt they will be needed.
Recognizing The Cold War is over DICTATES non-proliferation. National Debt after all. I am sure The Heritage Foundation recognizes the concern by the electorate of the National Debt, too. So, I would hope Mr. Brooks would seek to come up to speed on these Breaking News Alerts and stop his hideous rhetoric.
The Counterterrorism mission in the USA is sophisticated and does not need huge DOD budgets at all. There is no reason why the nomination of Former Senator Chuck Hagel should reflect any needs for weaponry within the borders of the USA.
There has been the initial effort in Africa today to build an intelligence network with cooperation of sovereign nations to stop any build up of extremist networks that become to well armed and to powerful to stop within their borders. That doesn't speak to me of large USA military presence. The nations of Africa and at this point Northern Africa need to be able to defend their own sovereignty. In the recent episode with Algeria, the nation performed rather well in response. But, there is room for improvement. Algeria won't be able to do that themselves, but, there is absolutely no reason to put NATO troops in those nations. The nations of Africa need to be lifted out of poverty. War enforces poverty in the citizen populations. It is a hideous idea.
In case Mr. Brooks hasn't left the OLD WORLD, poverty empowers radicalization of people and extremism. That is a fact. Fighting poverty in Northern Africa is as important, if not more so than any other measure, to stop extremism. A decent radio network where people actually have the hope of 'being heard' by their government of their grievances is a heck of an idea. Unless, a tank is needed to protect the RADIO FREE towers, I doubt they will be needed.
Recognizing The Cold War is over DICTATES non-proliferation. National Debt after all. I am sure The Heritage Foundation recognizes the concern by the electorate of the National Debt, too. So, I would hope Mr. Brooks would seek to come up to speed on these Breaking News Alerts and stop his hideous rhetoric.
