Quote Originally Posted by thecurious1
I mean seriously ... I'd rather be sitting here talking about how many ladies "Billy Bob" Clinton sporked than be talking about the possibilities of a new "cold-war" and erosion of "The American Dream".

At least Clinton used his mouth AND ears .... Bush putting his hands over his ears and screaming "NAH NAH I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" has not made us safer.
LOL....sure thing. He was to busy getting his Willie wet than to pay attention to the fact that Osama was dangerous. How many times did he elect not to take him out?

Quote Originally Posted by thecurious1
Tapping our phones and invading our privacy just to catch a terrorist doesn't make us safer. Not all terrorist will have iphones and email accounts. It's amazing how much Thomas Jefferson understood ... what he said makes more sense NOW than it ever has before. His amazing ability to understand that those who give up their privacy in order to gain security will NEVER have either one.

He would understand that by giving up our liberties, we allow those who fight against them to win. When we give up all our liberties to catch a terrorist ... what will we be fighting for?
And how does this compare to when Abe Lincoln suspended Habeas corpus during the civil war?

Quote Originally Posted by thecurious1
No, I say to you .... You are safe only when there are no enemies.

We make this country safe by making friends and not enemies. By creating a strong American and in return ... the money and power to create a strong world. A hope that one day .. it could be AMERICA who can solve global problems and bring solutions that give all people the reasons and desires to live in peace.

That's My American .... Dream.
I agree, we will be safer when our enemy is defeated. Thinking that they'll sit down for tea and bon-bons is really out of the question though. Hell, even the left wing savior Obama is ready to invade AFTER he pulls out the troops....not to mention bomb Pakistan and clean up Darfur which would definately mean troops on the ground there.

Have a good one!:s4: