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>And please, nobody offer up that line about terrorists destroying the U.S. if we don't elect a Republican with an itchy trigger finger. Al Qaeda et al don't have that capability in their wildest dreams. It's just scare tactics from people who don't have any better ideas.

I won't argue which party would make this country safer - it's not the party, it's the policy and the leadership. Take the politics completely out of it - your statement is still wrong. If only the reality were as pleasant as your utopian view. Sadly, it's not. Closing your eyes to it and pretending it's not there doesn't make reality disappear.