[kidd]

Article I, Section 8. Got it. Do you seriously believe that privateers or mercenaries could capture OBL? We're not talking about a small group of desert thugs; we're dealing with tens of thousands of well-armed, well-trained, experienced soldiers that had the backing of the former Afgan government. We're talking about a group of people that may have WMD and are not afraid to use them now. And you want to send in Sylvester Stallone?

My view is that such a response is woefully inadequate to the point that the government would no longer be providing for the common defense. And because it is so inadequate, I believe that the government would be abdicating one of its primary functions. In this case, letters of Marque and Reprisal are unconstitutional because they are inadequate.

[Demidog]

Do you seriously believe that privateers or mercenaries could capture OBL?

Absolutely. Our massive military sure hasn't done the job. OBL has evaded our best efforts and at the same time, here we are performing "nation building" excercises which have nothing to do with the task at hand.

Furthermore, releasing the hounds of hell on OBL from a varied group of professional soldiers and computer hackers would render Al Quaeda impotent while at the same time saving taxpayers billions and reducing the possibility that we will be intractibly involved in the internal affairs of nations which neither appreciate nor need the "help."

Politically, this "war on terror" is a minefield. And it exposes us to even more terrorism.