But, when staring down the barrel at another living, breathing human being, are you truly prepared to pull the trigger? In a nation of relative luxury, peacefulness and harmony that is currently breeding decades of citizens whose only claim to experiencing advanced “suicide combatants” and guerilla warfare is a graphic video game……. and more people carry firearms because they wish to emulate a rap star than those who take arms seriously………and about 25 to 30 percent of the population is morbidly obese, not just fat……. do you still place stock in their ability to effectively defend themselves against people with generations of streamlined, terrorist-based fighting skills?

I propose a modification to your idea. Why not deploy several small bands of highly trained, well paid, privately subsidized defenders, for lack of a better term, to address the true cause of each crisis? I believe that the Bin Ladens of the world would be red puffs on the horizon in this scenario. And, because Blackwater is contracted by the government, they do not fit the need. I am suggesting a “Swordfish”-style defense system. Do you believe this is even possible?

But If I knew there was an army in that country, with their own fighter jets, nukes, well trained men who can deal with nuclear, biological & chemical agents and can quickly strike back, even on my own homeland with an even greater force, I would be mightily wary of attacking the USA. If the 9/11 attacks were actually a serious level of destruction, like a nuke going off new york, do you even think the middle east/iraq war wouldn’t be a political excuse as it is now, or some real real evil result??