Thom Hartmann: Why politicians are trying to scare and alarm Americans

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Only Mitt Romney can save us from danger. You hear the same talking points when the subject comes up of cutting the defense budget - which has tripled since 1997 - and accounts for more than half of the world's total spending on weapons. We can't cut the Pentagon's budget...or else we'll be vulnerable to attack! But the odd thing about these frightful talking points - is that they are just talking points - and not true at all. The truth is - Americans have never been safer in history than they are today - and the number of violent conflicts around the world is at an all-time low. Really - despite the warnings and so-called threats - how many times has Al Qaeda attacked the United States since 9/11? Zero. So - if we're not really in danger - then why are politicians in Washington and members of the media trying to scare and alarm Americans? We're the land of the free and the home of the brave - not the cowardly and frightened. Time to stop listening to the fear mongers and war profiteers who make millions off scaring us into a neverending war on terror and an intrusive security state. Joining Thom to discuss this is Michael Cohen - Columnist with Foreign Policy and a fellow with the Century Foundation and author of the book "Live from the Campaign Trail."

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