Some other folks I'd like to thank for my independence by Deb Eve

I recently visited the Pentagon. Now, I will give you all just a moment to revel in the irony of this pacifist, hippie-chick roaming the halls of the Pentagon. Okay … are you back now? Don't get me wrong - if pushed to the wall, even I would concede that we don't (yet) live in a Utopian world and as much as I wish we could all be like Costa Rica, yes, perhaps there is indeed a need for America to have armed forces (for defensive purposes ONLY). And I have due respect for many of the fine, brigh