3. In his commentary Gov. Ridge makes the following assertions:

• "The ever-increasing volume of foreign packages bound for the U.S further compound these issues. It is unrealistic to expect our intelligence officers to individually inspect each package. But like many other areas of national security, we have the ability to be smart in how we assess, monitor, and manage the risk. We need to require foreign posts to provide essential electronic data, otherwise critical security protocols will remain ineffective."
• "Given the significant investments we make in our homeland security efforts, it is time to act to close the dangerous security loophole that allows 340 million packages each year to enter the U.S. essentially unscreened."
• "We need President Obama and Congress to take action and require that all postal carriers, not just private companies, do their part to keep our country safe. It is not a matter of if it can be done, it is when."

For each, do you agree or disagree? Explain your answers.