Congress sends 9/11 panel recommendations

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/07/28/congress_sends_intensified_antiterrorism_legislation_to_bush/
Congress sent President Bush legislation to intensify anti-terror efforts in the U.S., shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding screening of air and sea cargo to stave off future September 11-style attacks.The measure carries out major recommendations of the independent 9/11 Commission. The bill elevates the importance of risk factors in determining which states and cities get federal security funds -- that would mean more money for such cities as New York and Washington. The independent 9/11 Commission in 2004 issued 41 recommendations covering domestic security, intelligence gathering and foreign policy. Under the new formula a larger percentage of grants will go to high-risk urban areas.It strengthens security measures for the Visa Waiver Program, which allows travelers from select countries to visit the United States without visas.


As I read this article, I could see that the state is intervening in trivial matters more so than in the past. In the modern age of "terror" and globalization, the state is assuming a more active role in the everyday lives of its citizens not because it is losing effectiveness on the world stage, but because it has the ability to do so under the guise that it is necessary for the "security" of its citizens. The state is opportunistic by nature and to preserve and strengthen its power it must have more control over the activities of its subjects.
Even after the 9/11, US government is still acting in a way that there will be even more blowback. All the military action occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan are only going to create more generations of people who hate US and want to bring US down. Many people wants to send troops into that area of the world after the terrorist attacks so that the victims would not die in vain. But they probably did not think about the children of the parents that died in all the counter attacks. These children are going to grow up and become the next generation of terrorist, with their own intentions vengeance. I am truly not looking forward to and fear the future “blowback” our country is almost certainly going to witness. Reading this article about the recommendation of the 9/11 commission, I get to wonder how this would contribute to the world peace. It might achieve national security but not globally. I feel like US Congress is trying to alienate other nations. How would this Bill assure the trustworthy among nations?