What the 9/11 Commission's Report Should Contain: Four Recommendations for Making America Safer

The global war against terrorism will be a long, protracted conflict. The federal government needs to be properly structured and to have the tools that it needs to protect Americans today,tomorrow, and 10 and 20 years from now, and Congress should beappropriately organized to support this effort. A balanced,forward-looking, and nonpartisan final report from the 9/11Commission would be a significant step in the right direction.

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