[rabscuttle385]

I did and it confirms what I've always believed: you can't fight a "war" against a non-entity, whether it's poverty, crime, terrorism, drugs, whatever.

That was one of the most insightful comments I have ever read on FR.

[secretagent]

"I did and it confirms what I've always believed: you can't fight a "war" against a non-entity, whether it's poverty, crime, terrorism, drugs, whatever."

That was one of the most insightful comments I have ever read on FR.

Dittos the applause, logician2u. I like this part even more:

"OK, you can declare -- through presidential proclamation, since Congress hasn't been involved since 1941 -- war on these things, but you'd be hard-pressed to ever declare victory."

"That's the problem. Once begun, the war continues indefinitely, or until the nation becomes bankrupt as a result."