States Anti Terror Funds Shrinking

States Anti Terror Funds Shrinking

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, rebutting complaints from the nation’s governors, warned states on Wednesday (July 18) that federal grants to help them combat terrorism “are not meant to be annuities or entitlements” and could continue to decline in coming years.

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I guess no one should have expected the funding levels to continue to be at the same amount for ever. As the funding continues to shrink it seems to me we should look at what the states have been doing with them. If the were used to make an infrustructer to deal with emergencies and crises that seems to me to be something that will remain should the funding continue to decline.
However, we must also realise that the enemies will always be ready to exploit a perceived weakness.

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