US Troops at the border, El Chapo takedown, opioid lawsuits, REAL ID, Homeland Security grant money, CBP social media posts, strict post 911 security protocols, and a $51.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security fail to keep cartel-sourced heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and meth out of US communities.
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.
In the news-
After squandering DOD credibility for decades in distant lands, a new WWII style uniform look and a pledge to clobber the cartels:
The Dept. of Defense was nowhere to be found on 911. We haven’t won a war since.
The Department of Defense track record for winning undeclared wars goes back to 1949.
Now, General Milley delivers a bold speech describing bold action.
Every 12 months, the US Department of Homeland Security gets another $51.6 billion in taxpayer funds.
If the drug war excuse now, is that COVID-19 is somehow working to the advantage of cartels-remember that heroin was a problem in US communities prior to COVID-19. Heroin is still here and now meth has taken hold.
May 17, 2013 Q13 News
Heroin epidemic gripping Port Angeles
October 23, 2019, Q13 News video:
Any shortage of cartel-sourced heroin, cocaine, fentanyl or meth anywhere in the US since the big El Chapo takedown?
Newspeople remain silent.
Stars and Stripes April 1, 2020
“Drug cartels are taking advantage of the United States focus on responding to the coronavirus outbreak, Trump said, and America needs to return to stopping the flow of drugs.”
Questions we’d love to see newspeople ask:
Was there any shortage of cartel-sourced heroin, cocaine, fentanyl or meth anywhere in the US prior to the coronavirus outbreak?
What was the plan to keep cartels out 6 months ago?
How will ships, aircraft and troops in the Caribbean & eastern Pacific keep cartels from moving product through US ports of entry?
Has the US been at risk without ships, aircraft and troops in the Caribbean & eastern Pacific?
If the Dept. of Defense holds the keys to keeping cartel product out of the US, why wasn’t this plan put into action years ago?
US Ports of Entry
March 2, 2020 Auburn Examiner
DEA Announces Launch of Methamphetamine Initiative
Billions of dollars spent every 12 months on a US Dept. of Homeland Security that fails to keep cartels from moving product into Hometown, USA.
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
Love to see newspeople schedule an interview with the US Dept. of Homeland Security & ask:
Are passports/enhanced/Real IDs effective in keeping cartel-sourced product out of the US?
Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at the border since 2009.
REAL ID
Get ready to enjoy your $6.4 trillion worth of War on Terror freedom over at the airport with your REAL ID card.
March 26, 2020 CNN
Deadline to get a REAL ID pushed back at least a year due to coronavirus
“The deadline to obtain a REAL ID, federally mandated identification that will be needed for passengers to board aircraft, will be extended until October 1, 2021 — a year past the current deadline, according to the Department of Homeland Security.”
If REAL ID is critical to the safety of America, have travelers out at the airport been less safe since 911?
Border Wall
If a border wall will keep cartels out, why the need for ships, aircraft and troops in the Caribbean & eastern Pacific?
Newspeople have stopped asking questions.
Zero Questions from Puget Sound Area Newspeople – Drug War Press Release
Related:
Port Angeles – Post 911 CBP Spending Spree
Away from Border Crossings and Ports of Entry
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel during Operation Macho Swagger–a ride-along to let us know what is being done to keep the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca safe from B.C. incursions: Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin
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