Quick Look Resource
1. Policies of government and the beliefs that drive the administration defi ne
funding priorities.
2. Government needs to be dedicated to the funding of practical solutions in
disasters.
3. Limited pools of federal funds are available for disaster management; there
are many priorities to serve.
4. Four methods to combat terrorism, each with its own advantages and
disadvantages.
5. First: Negotiation and Diplomacy: best method, using logic and compromise.
6. Second: Military action can be eff ective if swift and decisive and backed with
sound logic.
7. Th e problem is that military strikes can engender fi erce patriotism, resistance,
and martyrdom.
8. Reserve military aggression for most dire circumstances; too risky to be
presumptive.
9. Th ird: Security and Intelligence: two goals at opposite ends of terrorist action.
10. First goal is to discover and thwart terrorist plot before it is actuated (most
desired).
11. Second goal is to thwart the terrorist eff orts at or before the target zone.
12. Can lull the public into false sense of security that mitigation funding not
necessary.
13. But it only takes one opening for terrorists to succeed in a terrorist plot.
14. Fourth: Management and Education: mitigate eff ects of a successful terrorist
attack.