Yet another political manipulation of national defense. There used to be an axiom about America's millitary being subordinate to its Political Class. I would trust the average military officer to run this country far more than I do the average politician.

Russia and China perceived several Truman statements as indicating South Korea was "outside the influence of the United States," and so started the Korean War on 25 June 1950, using North Korea as their instrument of territorial gain. Paul's repeated strident signals that under his watch, America would turn a blind eye to any aggression... ANY AGGRESSION, not directly involving territorial US soil, hands the world over to a combination of Communisn and Jihad... which alliance already exists among Russia, China and Iran. Got any idea how far your "hard-earned cash" will go when America is totally isolated, politically and economically, by that bunch shutting down imports and exports by sea, or any other method?

Are you dyslexic, or just stupid ?

"It’s at times like these that gold tends to shine because of its unique character as a type of substitute currency." As Thomas Jefferson said, paper money is only the ghost of real money... gold and silver. Gold is not "... a type of substitute currency." It IS currency. And it's not based on our "faith" in our laughable government, like paper is.

Sorry, Yankee -- you and your pitiful type will find that the good ole boys outnumber, and damn sure out gun, the dross of American society when the SHTF. Which S your type is asking for, in spades.

Did you know that when a female mammal becomes undernourished to a certain degree, she can't conceive ? Charles Darwin had a thought on that sort of thing. If our tax money didn't keep the dross of our society fat, the problem would eventually disappear.

Invest in gold, silver, brass and lead.

Source, jerk ?

"Hearts and minds," Steve ? Muslims manifestly have neither.

Probably toward their left hand, like they do with another other bodily function. Sans papier, per Koranic instruction.