en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1182607 Comments by bbriley42 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/27/obama-releases-national-security-strategy/#IDComment77487143 I actually think this is "one small step for mankind," imperfect as it is. Long ago, the Biblical Prophet Isaiah predicted a time of peace on Earth, using a metaphorical expression, "the lamb shall lie down with the lion" (or vice-versa). Some people seem to think that war between human beings (aka "the Children of God") is inevitable. I think this shows a lack of faith in the ultimate benevolence of the Cosmos and frankly a lack of self-trust. I personally think those paradigms of humanity we know as the Buddha and Jesus weren't wasting their time when they called us to awaken to our Oneness. None of us knows how long this Oneness mentality will take to unfold, but in what better direction can we as individuals and we as a nation aim our whole lives? I think we're all worth the effort. That is different than being naive - both individuals and nations (us included) can be terribly dangerous in our present state of spiritual development. But to me, I'd rather stake my life on peace than I would on destruction and on ever-increasing military budgets. The fact that at present, the U.S. "defense" budget equals the total of all other nations combined is a betrayal of the Judeo-Christian heritage we often speak of, sometimes with a misplaced sense of pride. Fri, 28 May 2010 13:20:10 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/05/27/obama-releases-national-security-strategy/#IDComment77487143