Free Republic

We're no longer a nation of laws, we're a nation of men, specifically those men who were the first to figure out legitimacy is no longer a serious constraint, and there are no other constraints. Absent legitimacy it's a sprint to whatever irreducible power center presents itself. As in any other no-rules fight, the violent prevail over the peaceful and the homicidal prevail over the violent. This isn't mere looting, major assets, even national assets, are in play. Mexico for example, one of the most violent countries on earth, is conquering—not merging with, conquering—the southwestern US. National borders are always...

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2009 – When Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Traci Inniss enlisted in 1995, she followed in the footsteps of her military family members, even choosing to become a corpsman at the influence of her brother and sister, who had joined the Marine Corps. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Traci Inniss, a team leader of casualty evacuation corpsmen, waits for a CH-53D Sea Stallion to refuel at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, July 19, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel A. Nasso  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. But Inniss, a team leader...