KEPT AMERICA SAFE
For more than seven years after September 11, 2001, prevented another • attack on our homeland.
Waged the Global War on Terror
Removed threatening regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, which freed
• 50 million people.
Weakened the al-Qaeda network and its affiliates. •
Disrupted terrorist plots and built a coalition of more than 90 nations to • fight terrorism.
Transformed Our Approach to Combating Terrorism After the
9/11 Attacks
Transformed the United States military and retooled the Department of • Defense to meet 21st century challenges.
Established the Director of National Intelligence, the National • Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Homeland Security Council. Shifted the FBI’s focus from investigating terrorist attacks to preventing them.
Advocated for and signed the Patriot Act, the Intelligence Reform and • Terrorism Prevention Act, and a modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Protected the United States Homeland
Arrested and convicted terrorists in the United States and captured and • isolated key financiers and facilitators of terrorism.
Expanded the Border Patrol and improved border security. •
Created the Transportation Security Administration, built a consolidated • watchlist program, and strengthened programs for screening individuals entering the United States.
Provided approximately $27 billion in homeland security grants, increased • national preparedness, protected key infrastructure, and strengthened the capabilities of all levels of government.
Improved cargo screening and security at U.S. ports and increased • containerized cargo screening overseas.
Invested more than $38 billion in public health and medical systems, created • a biothreat air monitoring system, and developed a national strategy and international partnership on avian and pandemic flu.
Advanced Missile Defense and Counterproliferation Efforts, and Prevented our Enemies from Threatening America and our Allies with Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Secured a commitment from North Korea to end its nuclear weapons • program.
Persuaded Libya to disclose and dismantle all aspects of its WMD and • advanced missile programs and renounce terrorism.
Withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and operationalized • missile defense.
Dismantled the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. •
Established the Proliferation Security Initiative and multilateral coalitions • to stop WMD proliferation and strengthen our ability to locate and secure nuclear and radiological materials around the world.
Halved the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile five years ahead of schedule. •