On July 2, 2008, Barack Obama announced: “We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” [Emphasis added.]
Yeah. That was in Colorado Springs(of all places) at the UCCS Fieldhouse. I remember that and it bothered me A LOT and was surprised at the utter lack of interest from the so-called “journalists” in this country.
Video (20 seconds): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt2yGzHfy7s