An interesting debate; my short version is that I thank God for the men and women that sign on that dotted line in the recruiter's office. I had a vision from Rough Man in Tuscon, of all of us sitting around the campfire singing "Kum-by-ya" in Japanese or German. Has anyone noticed that every German child is taught English now in elementary school? The American (and Allied) way stood up for itself and prevailed, and preserved its way of life and influence in the world. Thank God I don't have to live under another's flag as the vanquished aggressor. Anyone who thinks, like Neville Chamberlain, that turning the other cheek will deter power hungry, militaristic men is a product of the last 60 years of relative peace on our soil. My thoughts go out to the Israeli people, who have psycho suicide bombers daily pressing hard to infiltrate their borders and kill random innocent people, and Hezbollah lobbing random explosives over the border. How would the "War is not the Answer" crowd react if Al-Queda was shelling Washington from Virginia? It's their "rough" men who daily shield their families from these threats.