Monday, September 15, 2008

Debunked: Ten Conservative Myths About National Security

By Sara Robinson

The Ten Myths

* "Islamofascism" is our biggest national security threat.
* We're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here.
* Military solutions are the only effective national security solutions.
* What we're doing is working; we haven't had another 9/11.
* "Law enforcement" approaches to terrorism don't work.
* We don't need allies; we can do this on our own.
* You don't negotiate with dictators.
* National security spending is different from pork-barrel spending on other programs.
* Airport security is critical to our anti-terrorism effort.
* It's always necessary to give up our civil liberties in a time of war.


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