I was just using Saddam as an example. I personally think he is nothing more than an ant on the great sandhill of life.

I disagree with Einstein.

It's important to be prepared for disaster, from an individual level all the way up to a national level. One never knows from day to day what might happen.

Preparedness on a national level is a scary prospect because it involves heavy equipment that can kill a lot of people. But it's a necessary evil. Someone mentioned the Swiss. Good example. I wouldn't want to mess with them. Notice nobody has.

On an individual level, there's a gun in my house and I know how to use it... but I hope I never have to. So far, so good.

Even the Boy Scouts know the value of being always prepared.