on july 2, 2008 barack obama advocated for a "civilian national security force" as powerful as the united states military establishment .... he'll create it, if elected president again .... trust me ....

summer patriot, winter soldier: on july 2, 2008 barack obama advocated for a "civilian national security force" as powerful as the united states military establishment .... he'll create it, if elected president again .... trust me ....

on july 2, 2008 barack obama spoke before an invited audience of military personnel and americorp volunteers, and advocated/proposed the creation of a civilian national security force as large, well funded and well equipped as the american military.

i blogged extensively on that speech, and what he meant by it. my initial post, in august of 2009, is found here,