Enemies Foreign And Domestic

Captain Crunch · May 20th, 2005, 12:32 PM

This is not a book review, per se. There is a good review of this futuristic novel by Matthew Bracken in the April 05 issue of Concealed Carry Magazine. (BTW, if you're a CWP holder and you haven't subscribed to this magazine, you're missing out).

So, how many of you have read this novel & what did you think? I enjoyed it, although I think Unintended Consequences by John Ross is better, but it's still a good read. It's probably not very high on the BATF popularity list, tho. I only have two nit-picking complaints. The hero/heroine sub-plot is entirely predictable and the author constantly has to tell us how they are dressed. The firearms stuff is generally believable, I think.

I'm looking forward to the sequel, which according to the review is forthcoming.

P95Carry · May 20th, 2005, 08:09 PM

EFAD is a great book - but I agree not quite up there compared with UC. That is not a criticism for Matt, I think he did a great job - maybe just that UC was a shade more ''thrilling''.

I am tho well pleased to see any books of this sort - very ''mind expanding''!

ccm-tim · May 20th, 2005, 09:09 PM

I liked EFAD a lot too! I met Matt at the 2005 SHOT Show. Nice guy. Have you guys read Molon Labe by Boston T. Party? Now there is a good book!

P95Carry · May 20th, 2005, 09:20 PM

Sounds like another to look out for Tim - have heard of it but not read (yet!).

Prospector · May 20th, 2005, 09:38 PM

Seems like most people forget the "and domestic" part!

sm · May 20th, 2005, 10:20 PM

A Must Read IMO.

Biting at the bit waiting for the Sequel.

Matthew ...you reading this? Get busy and finish will ya ?

ExSoldier · May 20th, 2005, 10:54 PM

Matt's a friend of mine and a fellow FREEPER. EFAD is part one of a trilogy. Next book should be out by the spring, IIRC. Just as big, too. I bought three copies of EFAD. One to keep and underline, one to loan and another to "lose" as it is inevitable that somebody will forget to return a loaner or it'll get lost/destroyed/etc.

Matt is a Beirut era SEAL. Some of my buddies know him in the SpecOps community. They're reading his stuff, too.

dhomoney · May 21st, 2005, 09:32 PM

I have always been intreged by the "and domestic" part of the oath as well. Posie Comitis states that the military cannot be used against the citizenry, and if that is the case what is the point of the "and domestic" part of the oath in there for?

Prospector · May 21st, 2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dhomoney

I have always been intreged by the "and domestic" part of the oath as well. Posie Comitis states that the military cannot be used against the citizenry, and if that is the case what is the point of the "and domestic" part of the oath in there for?

It can be done, but I suspect only against a "formalized group"....say the NAACP or the AFL-CIO.....hasn't ever happened...typically a National Guard would be called out first....a la Kent State or Birmingham!

Prospector · May 21st, 2005, 10:48 PM

Should clarify this a bit....oath is to protect the "Constitution" against all enemies foreign and domestic.....I suppose if Cub Scout Troop 42 was to try to overthrow the Government and instate a new Constitution, we'd have to break out the Abrams, Patriot Missile Batteries, the SOF, and take those bruits head on!

May 20th, 2005, 12:32 PM	#1
Captain Crunch 1943 - 2009 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montana Posts: 10,408	Enemies Foreign And Domestic This is not a book review, per se. There is a good review of this futuristic novel by Matthew Bracken in the April 05 issue of Concealed Carry Magazine. (BTW, if you're a CWP holder and you haven't subscribed to this magazine, you're missing out). So, how many of you have read this novel & what did you think? I enjoyed it, although I think Unintended Consequences by John Ross is better, but it's still a good read. It's probably not very high on the BATF popularity list, tho. I only have two nit-picking complaints. The hero/heroine sub-plot is entirely predictable and the author constantly has to tell us how they are dressed. The firearms stuff is generally believable, I think. I'm looking forward to the sequel, which according to the review is forthcoming. __________________ When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, And the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains, And go to your God like a soldier. Rudyard Kipling Terry

May 20th, 2005, 08:09 PM	#2
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,468	EFAD is a great book - but I agree not quite up there compared with UC. That is not a criticism for Matt, I think he did a great job - maybe just that UC was a shade more ''thrilling''. I am tho well pleased to see any books of this sort - very ''mind expanding''! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 20th, 2005, 09:20 PM	#4
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,468	Sounds like another to look out for Tim - have heard of it but not read (yet!). __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 20th, 2005, 09:38 PM	#5
Prospector Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 615	Seems like most people forget the "and domestic" part! __________________ "*Endeavor To Persevere*" Chief Dan George

May 20th, 2005, 10:20 PM	#6
sm Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 127	A Must Read IMO. Biting at the bit waiting for the Sequel. Matthew ...you reading this? Get busy and finish will ya ? __________________ Use Enough Gun

May 20th, 2005, 09:09 PM	#3
ccm-tim Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 52	I liked EFAD a lot too! I met Matt at the 2005 SHOT Show. Nice guy. Have you guys read Molon Labe by Boston T. Party? Now there is a good book!

May 20th, 2005, 10:54 PM	#7
ExSoldier VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Coral Gables, FL Posts: 4,856	Efad Matt's a friend of mine and a fellow FREEPER. EFAD is part one of a trilogy. Next book should be out by the spring, IIRC. Just as big, too. I bought three copies of EFAD. One to keep and underline, one to loan and another to "lose" as it is inevitable that somebody will forget to return a loaner or it'll get lost/destroyed/etc. Matt is a Beirut era SEAL. Some of my buddies know him in the SpecOps community. They're reading his stuff, too. __________________ Former Infantry Captain; 20 yrs as an NRA Certified Instructor; Avid practitioner of the martial art: KLIK-PAO.

May 21st, 2005, 09:32 PM	#8
dhomoney Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lorton, VA Posts: 83	I have always been intreged by the "and domestic" part of the oath as well. Posie Comitis states that the military cannot be used against the citizenry, and if that is the case what is the point of the "and domestic" part of the oath in there for?

May 21st, 2005, 10:48 PM	#10
Prospector Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 615	Should clarify this a bit....oath is to protect the "Constitution" against all enemies foreign and domestic.....I suppose if Cub Scout Troop 42 was to try to overthrow the Government and instate a new Constitution, we'd have to break out the Abrams, Patriot Missile Batteries, the SOF, and take those bruits head on! __________________ "*Endeavor To Persevere*" Chief Dan George

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