[Keeriewof]

Afghanistan has the Kahber Pass, no one thought they could be defeated because of it. That was before helicopters and B-52's. No place on earth is unassailable, where there's a Vicksburg, there's a Grant, only time will tell.The US NEEDS to alter it's spending habits, we should also find a way to control growth, too fast and too slow is not good. I agree with Danny in the Manhattan type project. The first nation to become free of oil imports will write it's own ticket for the next few decades, but it will cost money and the GOP is reluctant to do this. They, and the tea-baggers, think we can depend solely on private sector to regain our lead. Of course I trust a bunch of mulitnational corporations to do whats best for America, I am sure they won't manulipate the stock market for personal gain, or abuse their position to gain market share in foreign nations, that would be un American and could never happen.