700 billion a year to keep America safe????

[sorefeet]

That's like the cops motto, "to protect and to serve." For those kind of bucks we should all have our own bodyguard. It's all bullshit.

[BlueToTheBone]

1. We certainly didn't get our money's worth yesterday. n/t

[SoCalDem]

5. The problem is that people who plan to do mayhem, always have the edge

They know the when, the how, and the where. To "succeed", they only have to have ONE event be "successful".

The people who try to prevent mayhem, have to succeed 100% of the time to be successful, and when something bad did NOT happen, few people ever know about the thwarting of an event.

There have always been bombings, and there probably always will be. We all are somewhat protected by the law of averages, but no one is ever truly safe, no matter how much is spent..

Americans have always felt "special"...and safe.. We are neither, and have never been. We have been lucky.

For a few hundred years we have benefited from two oceans and two friendly neighbors who meant us no harm ..(Mexico was not pleased with us for a long time, but they were no match for us).

Even though we went around the world bullying helping people, they were unable to reach us with retaliation of any consequence....until recently. The ones abroad who want payback, figured out that to attack our sense of well-being & freedom was all that was needed....and could be done randomly and cheaply.

Our inner-demons (hate groups) are mingled with us, and can (and do) strike out whenever they feel like it.

[TimberValley]

9. What you're referring to is more along the lines of domestic law enforcement.

The military cannot intervene on American soil in such a situation, if I'm not mistaken - Posse Comitatus.


More or less defense spending probably wouldn't have helped the situation yesterday. You need to get domestic (law enforcement) vs. foreign (military) straight.

[BlueToTheBone]

10. I was being sort of tongue in cheek

sarcastic. I thought the op was sort of silly, so I answered in a silly way.

I realize that terrorists always have the edge because they want to harm and are secretive and furtive and it's hard to watch everyone all the time.

Oh, BTW, thanks for the lesson.

edited to fix mistyping

[Rex]

2. Corporations like GE own the people in charge.

No matter what party. They all work for the huge donors in the MIC.

[Throd]

3. After yesterday's events I predict an expansion of the Fear Industrial Complex

[Common Sense Party]

6. No, that's impossible now that Cheney is no longer President.

[sorefeet]

8. I think you are right on that one

for sure. More rules and regulations for us and less for the job makers. They can't have their hands tied with honesty.

[leftstreet]

4. Terra-ists want to come steal our National Healthcare

Plus disarm us of our WPA-style Jobs Program and our High Livable Wages and our Clean Environment and


oh wait...

[Mika]

7. Don't forget houses. They hate us for having houses.

[leftstreet]

11. I forgot that!

Indeed