[TheRealThing]

corrections from beginning to end:
-i'm in the military, and want nothing more than to see a strong defense. you can thank me later for my service and your freedom. for future reference, refrain from talking about 'what the world would be like if people like me had my way'. and on a side note, thank you for your tax dollars... you pay my salary. :-)
-US law DOES apply to people other than citizens, or else illegals would have immunity, non citizens here legally would be spared the punishments of their crimes.
-the police and the CIA are NOT headed by eric holder. local police serve their respective states, and the CIA is under the direction of the Director of national intelligence and Homeland Security.
-I know how to 'raid', and all about ROE's.... I've taken lives, will probably take more, and most likely will defend your right to say such silly things for much much longer. Again, thank me later.



I'm in disbelief that you defend so strongly, that which you were unwilling to participate in.

I'm certainly glad to hear you're all about a strong defense, we agree 100% on that. Now to your corrections;

1. I served (just to name a few) in Germany, Italy, Spain, Thailand, and fought in Viet Nam (after the Tet Offensive). So, while you're making all these self serving assumptions you might want to consider the possibility there could be another rooster in the shed. And, no thanks neccessary for the freedom you had to serve in my footsteps for the greatest nation in history. And I am pleased and proud to help pay your salary with my tax dollars, it's an honor.

2. US law does not apply to people outside our borders unless they cause harm or loss to a US citizen or our nation. The folks you reference, (I would broaden your reference to include legal aliens along with the illegal aliens) are in fact, living on US soil and therefore should be required to conform to our laws. They are often allowed to sort of barely skirt the fringes of what would be considered legal behavior by a state department that feels compelled to be overly benevolent to these folks IMO.

3. Though I conceed your point in that there are named department heads of the agencies you mention, make your argument with regards to whether Holder pulls the strings of the CIA and Local police to Jan Brewer and the residents of Arizona. He is behind the scenes on these issues. Possibly since the ascention of Leon Panetta to directorship of the CIA Holder will have even more input. I think Clapper and Napolitano sit there at the feet of their leader Mr Obama, and I think the president allows Holder to generally make policy on many of these matters though he is not the named department head of these agencies. The other possiblity would be that Holder is just the straw boss that gets told what to do by the president before these daily meetings even occur.

4. For what it's worth, I participated VERY strongly. I had the honor to be part of military history and was involved in the deployment and combat testing of ordinance that is staple in the armed services to this day.

5. Back to my previous post. Surely you don't think we can mix human rights issues with rules of engagement.