[RC2]

Agreed. I believe that history shows that the world has been without majors wars for a total of seven years since the beginning of recorded history. I can’t remember where I saw this but it has always stuck in my mind. A good example is to walk through downtown Detroit or Chicago at 2:00AM and see what happens. For some reason, people can’t grasp the idea that they can’t talk their way out of conflict without that “Big Stick”.

[Huck]

Just look at nature. It tells you all you need to know. It's a rough world. As Phil Gramm once said, "One day the lion will lay down with the lamb. But until that day comes, I want America to be the lion."

Great line. I actually would prefer to be a marmot or a badger. I'm an isolationist at heart. I don't celebrate superpower status or neocon foreign policy, but I realize that's a lost cause argument. I support a strong defense, and a healthy understanding of the world we live in.