Image above: Symbol of sending The Troops to Iraq and Afghanistan to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure. A symbol of newspeople not asking questions over the past 35 years or so.
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REAL ID – Newspeople Avoid Asking Questions
Some version of REAL ID has been required at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009.
Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009.
What got better?
Any questions from newspeople?
At the airport- REAL ID will solve what sorts of problems? What will improve?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
What keeps terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the airport security/ID screening line?
Americans were told they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.
If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?
Old Drug War – Cartels Respond & Move More Product Into The US
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger reduced access to cartel product anywhere in the US?
When is the last time DOD/DHS was able to create any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?
Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?
Newspeople remain silent.
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
WWII costume reminds us of a time before decades of undeclared/unwon wars stacked up.
The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.
Opioid Lawsuits
How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?
What got better?
Any questions from newspeople?
Welcome Home Troops – Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
In past decades, people could do time in uniform, then return to the US with a feeling that they were living in the best country on the planet.
Standards have deteriorated. Today, the troops return to an ongoing breakdown of society.
Will REAL ID make things better?
Will newspeople ask questions?
New Blog Category
Name of the new category and first post here:
Should Calm Down After REAL ID Takes Hold
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Port Angeles Homeland Security Spending Spree
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Post-911 Airport Security Protocols Update
Real ID – Press plays along by not asking questions
Newspeople Avoid Questions – WSF Security
Any Security at Washington State Ferry Terminals?
After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?
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