[MrB]

Geez, I consider myself (note lower case) a libertarian constitutionalist.

This guy isn't living in the reality of our time. It IS national defense to seek out and destroy threats. We can no longer protect our country by having repelling armies strictly inside our own borders.

[Skooz]

Well, we could return all of our overseas troops to within our borders and build 150 foot titanium walls along the Canadian and Mexican borders and also along the coasts of the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Sucks for beach goers, but we have a constitution to protect.

[RebelBanker]

This guy isn't living in the reality of our time. It IS national defense to seek out and destroy threats. We can no longer protect our country by having repelling armies strictly inside our own borders.

Thanks, MrB! You said it much better than I could!

BTW, somebody should ask Mr. Peroutka where "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli" came from the the Marine Corps' Hymn. Our military forces have been venturing outside of our borders to protect American interests for quite a long time.

[ex-Texan]

MrB -- I agree with you. On the other hand, I told two ministers on Wednesday there is a viable alternative because Iraq may explode into civil war because of meddling by Iran, Syria and the Saudis: Bring all U.S. troops home from the 124 countries they are now deployed to; eliminate all foreign aid to every nation; lock down U.S. borders and restrict all entry visas; withdraw from NAFTA; make it a crime to send U.S. jobs overseas; and fully enforce U.S. immigration law and deport all illegals.

Then use the billions we waste on foreign aid each year to rebuild our inner cities, rebuild our national infrastructure, educate the masses, help create new jobs, fund national health care for those who have none, and bring some new tax relief for middle income families.

These ministers opposed everything! They want to cure all the world's ills with U.S. taxpayers money by sending money and economic aid overseas. They want to build homes for the poor in South America and open our borders to workers from south of the border. They are just socialists disguised as Christians.

The whole world has just gone nuts. So, in the meantime, I will support Bush!

[Moby Grape]

And the American people have the correct plan for the Constitution Party canidate: "Stick your ingorant ideas where the sun doesn't shine!"