Tapping the Wires of Terrorists

Back in September of 2006, President Bush wanted more power over wiretapping without need of a warrant. "The terrorists who want to harm America can now buy disposable cellphones and open anonymous e-mail messages." Bush claims that he wants to change these laws to attempt to catch terrorists who may be doing this. In order to prevent more attacks on the U.S. like Sep. 11, Bush has upped the airport security and has tightened border patrol. "Many Americans look at these events and ask the same question. Five years after 9/11, are we safer? The answer is, yes, America is safer. We are safer because we've taken action to protect the homeland. We are safer because we are on offense against our enemies overseas. We're safer because of the skill and sacrifice of the brave Americans who defend our people. Yet five years after 9/11, America still faces determined enemies, and we will not be safe until those enemies are finally defeated." A Strong statement yes? Of course it is. Bush is trying to make the American's feel safer. But is it really necessary to defeat our enemies? Can't we negotiate? But rather than negotiating, he would prefer to tap wires to find out if terrorists are listening in.

Does Bush realize that when packages are being shipped by planes, they aren't scanned to see what's inside them?