Protecting the American Homeland: One Year on

by Peter R. Orszag, I.M. Destler, David L. Gunter, et al.

Book Overview

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A good deal has been done to improve the safety of Americans on their own soil since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Yet there have been numerous setbacks. The Bush administration and Congress wasted at least six months in 2002 due to partisan disagreement over a new budget for homeland security, and as one consequence, resources were slow to reach first responders across the country. Most improvements in homeland security have focused on ""refighting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815764537
• ISBN13: 9780815764533
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"