The National Security Strategy

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at the 2006 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States and reveals that it brought in mixed reviews. The paper explains that if one is supportive of the Bush Administration, then the NSS is a clear and concise document that conveys concrete and doable actions to promote strategic security, not only in the United States but globally as well. On the other side of the coin, the paper shows how a critic of the Bush Administration may see the NSS as full of rhetoric but lacking in substance. The paper relates that there may even be insinuations that the 2006 NSS is a total rehash of the 2002 National Security Strategy, since the section breakdowns alone are exactly the same.

From the Paper:

"Despite all the designs in the 2006 NSS, one basic consideration that went amiss is the status of the national budget. The security of a nation cannot be regarded as "truly secure" if there is no money to pay for security! The NSS did not mention how to pay for all the action items and the observation of Bacevich (2006) stands notice, "Although balancing the federal budget once ranked as a core Republican value - remember Ike's promise of "security with solvency"? - the Bush team does not trouble itself with such irksome details. The National Security Strategy is silent on the size of the federal deficit, which last year came in at a whopping $427 billion.""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Adams, Gordon. (2006). The same old song: the 2006 national security strategy. Security and Peace Initiative, March 18, 2006. Retrieve May 12, 2006 from the Democracy Arsenal Web site: http://www.democracyarsenal.org/2006/03/the_ same_old_so.html
• Bacevich, Andrew J. (2006). Insecurity with insolvency. The American Conservative, April 24, 2006 Issue. Retrieved May 12, 2006 from http://www.amconmag.com/2006/ 2006_04_24/article.html
• Department of Defense. (2005). The national defense strategy of the United States of America, March 2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Department of Defense. (2004). The national military strategy of the United States of America - a strategy for today; a vision for tomorrow, 2004. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Rice, Susan E. (2006). Statement on the 2006 national security strategy, March 16, 2006. Retrieved May 12, 2006 from The Brookings Institute Web site: http://www. brookings.edu/views/op-ed/srice/20060316nss.htm

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