The U.S. is spending the right amount on homeland security. However, Congress should adhere to a set of strategic principles tocreate a comprehensive approach to homeland security spending. Toensure adequate spending on homeland security over the long term,Congress will have to address entitlement spending.
A united transatlantic commitment to what is currently anindeterminable timetable for victory is essential if Europe andAmerica are to confront the domestic and global network ofextremists intent on annihilating the West and its allies, but theEU is not a replacement for the valuable relationships andbilateral alliances that the United States has carefully craftedover decades.