[freema]

I dunno ‘bout the Nobel Peace Price, but I’m pretty sure this qualifies for some category of the Darwin Awards:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/members-warn-of-national-crisis-in-military-readiness-2007-11-25.html

They won’t give the needed money for the war effort, but they want to do this. What ARE they smoking?

[Howie66]

IMHO, the REAL major threat to our national security is presented by the RATs that control both the House and the Senate.

With “friends” like these, who needs al-Qaeda?

[Marine_Uncle]

"What ARE they smoking?"
Most probably the same stuff his voter base use.

[stylin19a]

While the Congress has been unable to agree on policy related to Iraq in veto-proof numbers, we should all be able to agree on one thing: the U.S. military constitutes our first and last line of protection

I'm guessing it's the armed civilian population that's the last line of protection...