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Perspective: The Homeland-Security Dilemma

A CanWest News Service article by Andrew Mayeda, via The Ottawa Citizen, reports that:

Why did the Canadian public's perception of the risks of terrorism spike after the arrests last summer of 18 terrorism suspects in Toronto an apparent victory for counterterrorism efforts?

Why has the U.S. public's support for the war on terror declined, even as spending on homeland security has steadily increased?

A political science professor at Dalhousie University believes he has the answer: the more security you have, the more security you need.

As government spending on homeland security increases, the public's expectation their government will keep them safe also rises, making it increasingly difficult to meet those expectations which in turn requires more security spending.

Call it the homeland-security dilemma.

posted by Fergie @ 11/06/2006 08:40:00 PM