Particularly on foreign policy, George Bush has been all over the place. ... No one, for instance, questioned Clinton's intelligence or his knowledge. ... Bush's foreign policy is a shambles -- a war against the wrong enemy (Iraq and not worldwide terrorism), for the wrong reasons (where are those weapons of mass destruction?)... But foreign affairs is not Tom Edison's laboratory -- if this won't work, maybe that will -- but an area where lives are lost and nations suffer. ... In diplomacy, in foreign affairs, in the waging of war and maybe in protecting America, he has mad...

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As American citizens we have the right to expect that our government will do all in their power to protect us from foreign and domestic attacks. ... To reinforce this statement I have found, in further research, this excerpt taken from the unclassified policy founded on June 21, 1995 directed toward the Vice President and other state officials, including the Secretary of State, Treasury, Defense, the Attorney General, etc.: "It is the policy of the United States to deter, defeat and respond vigorously to all terrorist attacks on our territory and against our citizens, or facilities, whether ...

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One person who backs the president's plan is Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is going to the United Nations on February 5 to share intelligence with its Security Council about Saddam Hussein not accounting for many biological and chemical weapons. ... One of these was hydrogen-based fuel cells, which would not only be cleaner than current fuels, but it would also decrease dependence on foreign oil, specifically Iraqi. ...

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How can we amend foreign policy to better promote international peace and security? ... The way to improve U.S. foreign policy is to increase the knowledge and concern in the average American citizen. ... In the U.S. specifically we must improve intelligence, which has steadily been dropping off since the end of the Cold War. ... Hatred toward Americans among the Muslim community stems from two main areas, bad U.S. foreign policy and jealousy toward Americans. ... In order to do this we must have the best homeland security, but more importantly drastically improve foreign policy. ...

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With this law we have given sweeping new powers to both domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies and have eliminated the checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that these powers were not abused. Most of these checks and balances were put into place after previous misuse of surveillance powers by these agencies, including the revelation in 1974 that the FBI and foreign intelligence agencies had spied on over 10,000 U.S. citizens, including Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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National security is a theme that includes foreign policy, domestic security and energy independence. Kerry pushes his ideals for national security by arguing that Bush's foreign policy is reckless and Dean "flip-flops" on Iraq and the Middle East. ... As part of his plan to improve national security, Kerry would improve intelligence, port security, and treat those who served in the armed forces fairly. ...

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This, however, leads to not only a personal affair, but can reach into the extent of a worldwide panic of the blockading of foreign ports to other countries, terrorism, and war. ... Germans during the Second World War were always pushed to their limits with both their intelligence and athletic abilities. ...

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Whatever the name, the violent network of terrorist led by bin Laden is a grasping target for U.S. intelligence. ... He helped fund the Islamic foreign legion, and he learned how to guerrilla fight in wars. ... In 1998, Bush wrote " A World Transformed", a book written for foreign policy as president. ...

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