So be it
Threaten no more
To secure peace
Is to prepare for war

-- Metallica, "Don't Tread On Me"

Understandably, over the last nine months most of America's attention has been rightly focused on our near-unprecedented economic woes. But now that things have stabilized somewhat on the financial front, we have to remember that we face many exogenous threats from the likes of North Korea, whose recent nuclear saber rattling is cause for concern by the entire free world. Then we have Islamic extremists running Iran, not to mention terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda. The bottom line here is that with all of the money going to bail out the banks, the auto industry and delinquent homeowners, I hope there is enough money left to secure the peace by preparing for war.

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