I’ts rare that we go off topic but, in light of honoring those who wear our nations uniform and, those who have fallen while wearing our nations uniform, I’ll make this exception.

To all U.S. Veterans, Thank You! for your service, your dedication and your sacrifices along the way. Thomas Jefferson said, “Having seen the people of all other nations bowed down to the earth under the wars and prodigalities of their rulers, I have cherished their opposites, peace, economy, and riddance of public debt, believing that these were the high road to public as well as private prosperity and happiness.”

Does the U.S. Constitution authorize “Empire Building” or, installing “Western Democracy,” by use of force, on foreign soil? It’s amusing how our leaders can be so concerned with building foreign democracy while democracy at home continues to erode due to media profits and corporatism.