CNN political race coverage: on Homeland Security


Dick Cheney: In Congress, consistently voted to raise military spending

[In Congress in the 1980s], Dick Cheney consistently voted to raise military spending. He also supported aid to the Nicaraguan rebels, even after a moratorium on funding was passed.
Source: CNN.com coverage Jul 24, 2000

Dick Cheney: If Bush not elected, great danger of terrorist attack

If we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we’ll get hit again -- that we’ll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States. And then we’ll fall back into the pre-9/11 mindset, if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts and that we’re not really at war. I think that would be a terrible mistake for us.
Source: CNN.com coverage Sep 7, 2004

George W. Bush: Lack of details makes Bush SDI & START policy same as Gore's

Bush portrays himself as a bold advocate of cutting the nation's nuclear arsenal while building a bigger, better defense against enemy missiles. But Bush's unspecified minimum number of nuclear warheads could end up being the same as the START-III goal of 2,500 agreed to by Clinton and Yeltsin. Pentagon sources are already on record as saying the 2,500 level is as low as they would want to go. It's unlikely that a pro-defense candidate such as Bush would overrule the military chiefs. So while Bush sounds like he's proposing substantial cuts in nuclear force levels, it could be a difference without much distinction.

It's a similar story on national missile defense. [The Clinton-Gore program] is, essentially, the same program advocated by Bush-at least so far as can be determined from his public statements. [Bush has not] provided the details that would tell voters whether his policy on those two issues is really much different from Gore's.

Source: CNN.com coverage Jun 1, 2000

Tommy Thompson: Maintain vigilance against terrorism

Q: Halloween is tomorrow night--worried about children trick-or-treating?

A: I'm always worried about children trick-or-treating but I am not more worried because of what's going on right now. All I'm asking people to do is be very careful; watch what they receive, and check it out and be vigilant with their activities.

Q: How about safety of the food system overall?

A: We have been reviewing all of the sensitive intelligence that is coming in from overseas and around the US, that we have been working tremendously long hours to get prepared. But there are always problems, and we want people to be vigilant and that is what the president wants, and that is what I want.

Q: Is there an end in sight for the anthrax mailings

A: I hope there's an end, and I hope that the FBI is able to arrest the individuals behind it. But until that happens, we have to stay vigilant. We have to make sure that we examine our mail in a very strenuous manner.

Source: CNN coverage: Larry King Live interview (Bush Cabinet) Oct 30, 2001

Wesley Clark: Talk about gays in military, but don't open the door

Q: Would you open the door for gays to enter the military if you were president of the United States?

CLARK: No. I'd tell the military to re-look at the policy and come back and we'd talk about it.

Source: CNN coverage: Crossfire Aug 1, 2003

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