Depending on whom you ask, they are both part of the “War on Terror.”

Brett is not agreeing with the war. He is saying we need to feel it so that we will further rethink the consequences of entering into conflict. The only way sure way to cease the fighting is to feel the results of the conflict at home. Wars that are in a foreign land are out of site and for the average American, out of mind.

This board is an area for posting intelligent content. For that intelligent content to be criticized in a way based on faulty interpretations is a waste of space.

To ‘you people’: Stop whining on an internet board and go better your community. Try to show the world that I’m not part of the entitlement generation.

This currency is what allowed Germany to regain its strength after being bankrupted by the Treaty of Versailles reparations forced on the losers. The bankers were fearful that they would lose their precious monopoly to control the peoples of the world, and their countries, to be able to steal resources at bargain basement prices.

I thought Americans were limited by their constitution against having a permanently raised army(defense force). I was under the impression that was the reason for the amendment about the right to bear arms.

When a country has a permanently raised army it encourages the leaders and those who influence them to look for trouble.

After reading the ebook “Web of Debt” it describes the Western world being held in bondage as fiscal slaves – the bankers control your “federal” reserve by a private bankers cartel that stole the American government’s ability to ” ~ coin and regulate the value of their currency ~ “.

A description of how the “federal ” reserve creates debt through loans that appear out of thin air. More money is borrowed when the government goes to war – creating larger profits for the bankers.

BTW the website where you can buy the ebook is [ http://www.webofdebt.com ] .

I disagree wholeheartedly with you about any form of a National Homeland Security Force.

First, it runs counter to the Constitution of the United States. We a real military and real militias in the form of National Guards. If someone wants to make a sacrifice – a real sacrifice – let him join the military. By the way, I’m on active duty myself and have 17 years in.

Second, every nation that has started a second form of pseudo-military manned by civilians who wanted sacrifice without real-military service turned either socialist or fascist – remember the brown shirts?

Third, it weakens the pool of potential candidates for the military. The military does its best work when given the opportunity to draw upon the strength of America. When given the chance to possibly go to a mountainous range in Afghanistan or a comfortable “post” in the states, today’s XBox generation would prefer the wi-fi connected post.

If there must be a Homeland Security Force, let it be the US Military.

Why didn’t the American public get more rattled about the attack that killed 17 sailors? I’d have to say it wasn’t sacrifice at that time, but a severe lack of focus on what is important.