Generally speaking, the American public has little knowledge of the costs of securing the Homeland. Excluding th
FBI, Treasury, and other agencies, the U.S. budgets and spends billions of dollars on Homeland Security (DHS),
Homeland Defense(DOD), and Intelligence as noted at the following three websites:
http://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/02/02/fact-sheet-dhs-fy-2016-budget and
http://fas.org/irp/budget/ and
Page 1-1 ONLY at:
http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2016/FY2016_Budget_Request_Overview_Boo
After reviewing the information at the above three websites:
read about the U.S. costs associated with 9/11/2001 at: http://www.iags.org/costof911.html
and at:http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/08/us/sept-11-reckoning/cost-graphic.html?_r=0
and the costs associated with Boston Marathon Bombing at:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/30/17975443-adding-up-the-financial-costs-of-the-boston-bombings
(1)Discuss all personal insights gained about the budgetary costs borne by the U.S. to protect against terrorism a
other threats AND
(2) Discuss the potential costs of attacks (such as 9/11 or the Boston Marathon and even smaller attacks;
notwithstanding the human losses) when the attacks are successful in the Homeland AND
(3)Compare and discuss the comparison of the U.S. costs to the "limited costs" incurred by terrorists to carry out
differing attacks.
(4)Also discuss if you have a better understanding of, or appreciation for, the level of funding the U.S. has been
committing to Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, and Intelligence AND has your position on the appropriate
of the U.S. expenditures changed or remained the same after reviewing all of the information provided for this rev
and discussion