On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:49:28 -0700, Joel Kolstad wrote:
"Richard The Dreaded Libertarian" wrote in message
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"But we need the army for when somebody attacks us!"
No, actually, that's what The Right To Keep And Bear Arms is about.

It's not realistic, as an individual, to defend yourself against an ICBM.

How, exactly, does the presence of 140,000 soldiers/marines/etc in Iraq
and who knows how many in Afghanistan and Basra, defend me against an ICBM?

Or
even a tank... and let's not even start down the road of biological
weapons...

Same question.

And why would anybody want to attack us anyway, except as retaliation for
some atocity that the US has committed with its military might?

It's the US invasions all over the place that are the _motivation_ for
"terrorism" and the bomb threat. North Korea and Iran want nukes so that
they're not caught defenseless when whatever lunatic is in office decides
to go on another crusade.

Thanks,
Rich