[vanmorrison]

I agree with Reed's observations. The first time I encountered the ideas Reed describes was when I saw the film "Zardoz" in college. I later learned that the movie was based on the play "Return to Methuselah" by GBShaw. Readers here might find Shaws' conclusions shocking, yet inevitable.

Consider that, in the US, more people are murdered in cities like Detroit every year than the number of soldiers we've lost in Iraq. Who is the real enemy here?

[Melas]

Well, let's not get carried away. One of my pet peeves is that the perception of crime is usually overblown. The perception is that thousands of people are being mowed down yearly in each of these cities, and it's unfounded.

2002 murder stats (I don't have 2003, sorry):

Washington D.C 262

Detroit 402

L.A. 658

New York 584

Chicago 647

Dallas 192

Our cities are safer than politicians would like us to believe.

[Enduring Freedom]

The real enemy is Liberalism and the Democratic Party.

Truly, America is everything without them, and nothing with them.

[varon]

Consider that, in the US, more people are murdered in cities like Detroit every year than the number of soldiers we've lost in Iraq. Who is the real enemy here?(my emphasis)

According to some elitists the SUV is the root of all evil ;-)