Mr Rocky Top

Obama has called for a civilian national security force. He didn't elaborate, and the media, of course, is not interested in asking.

"We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

I don't know what it is, but it sounds scary to me considering how civilian forces developed in the past.


In other Obama-military news, the campaign has removed segments of his website that indicated his opposition to the 2007 troop surge. He argued at the time that it was a mistake and would make the situation worse.

The New York Daily News first reported the Obama's campaign site had been scrubbed of language saying the Iraq troop surge was part of "The Problem" in Iraq. According to the LA Times, an Obama spokeswoman said the change was just part of an "update" to "reflect changes in current events."

"Current events" meaning the troop surge has been successful, and Obama doesn't want people to know that he was wrong.

Here is what Bill Hobbs had to say:

Obama's website was changed because Obama hopes you'll forget that when America faced its toughest challenge in the war on terror, Obama's first instinct was to tuck tail and run and hope for the best.

Obama's website was changed because Obama is the candidate of change - he changes positions based on what he thinks the audience wants to hear, and hopes it brings him victory.

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