I have continued to read this tread with great interest and it has morphed into a discussion about health care vs national defense. First, as one that holds great reaspect for The Consitution, not as a living document but as chisled in stone.

The difference in Iraq and health care are plain, there are provisions in the Constitution for National Defense and not one word about providing health care for anyone. How did this country ever become daddy and mommy to everyone within it's borders, legal and illegal? What ever happened to the concept and belief of working hard and taking responsibilities for your own actions or lack thereof? How many in this country that do not have health insurance but do have a Flat Screen TV, New Car or other Luxuries that they put ahead of their needs?

So now there are many that belive we should beging another form of welfare and social crutches? I think that the government should follow the "Directions" (aka Constitution) and leave the rest to us. The social programs that begun in the 60's h ave, for the most part been a miserable failure.

Let me ask this....... How many here, reading this are willing to walk up to a stranger on the street, dig in your pocket and hand them thousands of dollars? Well, if you say yes, have at it, I for one have no interest in doing so and if we let the government get involved with health care, that is exactly what you will be doing.

It is referred to as a "re-distribution of wealth".... Marxism that leads to socialism that has been proven a miserable failure. Is that what you really want? I think not.


As one that has a more than passive interest in military matters I feel that tactically as well as strategically the war on teror will remain a very fluid situation. It will continue to be a long term war with no borders, no waring government and one where we have to be as agressive as our adversaries. We cannot talk to them "sternly" and talking to them is a sign of weakness. Some think that our action in Iraq was usless in that struggle, I totally disagree.

The Coalition in Iraq, taking out Saddam resonated loudly throught the middle east as well as the world. Syria has backe way off in its involvement in spreading state sponsored terror. Qaddafi as well. Matter of fact, other than Iran, those countries in the Mid east with "State" based terror support have toned it down.

Then you have N.Korea and Iran. They are NUTS, mentally instabe leadership but as long ss there are countries and companies supporitng them and blocking efforts by the international community to suppress them, they will remain a cancer on the world scene.

I don't profess to know the answers, because I don't. but I do know that "taking sternly" to our enemies as far from a solution.