You're already offtopic -- though I think not as offtopic as you might seem to be. You are correct, which is one reason why the US has had such a prolific hist

You're already offtopic -- though I think not as offtopic as you might seem to be. You are correct, which is one reason why the US has had such a prolific history. On the other hand, as the US government (and army) grow, we are now going in the opposite direction of lacking security from said army.