they define time of peace in their constitutional article as anytime in which soil has not been invadeedly that, but if u.s. soil is invaded -- in other words, we can't go to hot spots around the world at will. we're at time of peace unless our soil -- not only that, but that we cannot declare war even, we cannot have war even here on our own soil unless congress declares war, something congress is very loathe to do under almost any circumstances. so, you know, the fear of institutionalized force has, was what prompted the founders to revolt in the very first place. and, of course, you know, eisenhower's famous statement about the military industrial complex that has developed that he was prescient about leads you to wonder would it be better to have brought down the democratic curtain a long time ago if we're reaching the same end of bringing it down by massively building up a force of this time that can insert itself into any conflict and not necessarily for democratic perpetuation or evolution or emergence. >> [inaudible] >> go ahead. >> what is the significance of the written word? >