The author seems to think we plan on a ground war.

I share your feelings. Well put.

Great religion these people have going here! And we can't profile these people at the airport?!

This is what the Democrats have stood for during the last century; reducing us to a nearly helpless giant. In years gone by a country like ours with oceans to protect us could get away with this. But in the 21st century, all this does is reduce our influence all over the globe. Many will try to argue that this doesn't matter; but the truth is we are already seeing the results of the beginnings of obama's policies.
In four more years we won't be able to protect ourselves in any other way then to go nuclear. And what American President is going to do that? None, ever!

This is going to turn into another system that get defined by bean counters and politicians; and the enlisted men and junior officers will pay the price. They're the ones that have to ride these things in harms way. Time and again militaries all over the world have tried get by on the cheap; and only created future battle field detritus.

Why wouldn't UPS, or Fedex be interested in this? Just asking.

I don't see anything wrong with Wahlberg's comment. I believe, based on his personality Wahlberg wouldn't have been as passive as it would seem the passengers on all the flights that hit buildings appear to have been. After all, the people on flight 93 fought back and did disrupt the original plan. We need more people to be less passive in situations like that.

I disagree about the placement of Bat 21 on the list of top twelve under-rated movies. Bat 21 was movie based on a great book about Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton. Hambleton was a member of the crew of EB-66C flying radar suppression missions in VietNam (wild weasel missions). He had in years gone by worked with our nuclear missile program; so when he was shot down while flying as a crew member on one of these wild weasel missions and survived; the Air Force mounted a balls to the wall effort to get him out of there, so his knowledge couldn't be exploited by the enemy. The book was fantastic because it outlined how sharp Hambleton was when they came up with a code to get him through the mine fields that had been spread from the air around him to keep the enemy off of him. They couldn't explain the code to Hambleton; but what it amounted to was they figured the distances that had to covered and the directions and turns he had to make. They then radioed him (on his rescue radio) i.e.. the 14th hole and the name of a golf course that Hambleton had played at. He was an avid golfer and had a photographic memory of every hole he'd ever played. So Hambleton avoided all the mine fields and got to the place where the SEAL and South Vietnamese Ranger were to pick him up by dug-out. The who book was fantastic and the writers and producers of this movie butchered it in their interpretation of this book. If you haven't read the book you might find this move at least interesting. But, if you have read the book this movie a poor substitute. I remember how excited I was when I heard this was being made into a movie. I almost walked out of the movie it was so far from the book. What Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton did was amazing as was the successful rescue effort. Do yourself a favor read the book; and skip the movie.

There seems to be more grass and a lot less roots here. Ron Paul's people are the most poorly informed people I've ever seen associated with a campaign. They don't seem to have a single idea of there own; they just parrot what Paul has said. There's a one word description for these people - Drones!~

I don't think there's much here. So they had a big party; all Presidents do this kind of stuff. We have to be careful about what we choose to go after obama about; we run the risk of looking childish and petty. There's more then enough in his handling of economy, his illegal appointments, his inability to come up with a budget, and on and on. Making a big deal out of a party just seems silly. We need to take the high road so as to not turn the moderates and undecided's away from our Republican candidate.