To The Editor:

If Congress challenged the Bush Administration’s flawed and dangerous approach to homeland security four years ago, then perhaps I would not find its stance on the Dubai Ports deal absurdly hypocritical (“Under Pressure, Dubai Company Drops Port Deal” March 10, 2006).

Since 2002, Congress has failed to
1) Pass Senator Corzine’s bill to set mandatory security standards for the chemical industry;
2) Fully fund the Nunn-Lugar program to secure Soviet nuclear material;
3) Ask in the winter of 2003 if North Korea posed a greater threat to America than Iraq; and,
4) Take a serious look at the Bush Administration’s attempts to secretly gut our constitutional protections against being tortured or spied on without a warrant.

If Congress had spent half the energy from Dubai to stand up on those four issues, then Americans would be much safer. It clearly is time for a change in congressional leadership.

Sincerely, Mikebot
March 10, 2006