Our goal is not to crush the enemy at any price, but to make it realize that it is illegal to take up arms to overthrow a democratically elected government.
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It seems to me we have been in a rhetorical arms race in this country, with each side unwilling to lay down its weapons for fear - usually justified - the other side would beat them to a pulp.
In order to rally people, governments need enemies... if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.
There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action.
Terrorists also want to use simple and reliable arms.
Our pre-9/11 gun laws allow our enemies in the War on Terror to arm themselves right here in our own country.
In 1791, the right to bear arms to defend against an over-reaching government wasn't theoretical. Today, it's hard to imagine physical weapons serving the same purpose. But it's easy to see how hacktivists might - especially if you broaden the opponents to include hate groups and rapacious multinationals.
The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
Now the fact that terrorists throughout the world see this as an opportunity to defeat the United States, we have to be - and every Democratic candidate, even those who opposed us going in, now say we just simply can't cut and run.
Our enemies and allies alike must know that aggressors will pay an unspeakable price for challenging the United States. The best way to impose that price is global military dominance.
We intend to try by every means in our power to seize the country and create a government without bloodshed.