Obama called for a domestic "Civilian National Security Force" to be "just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded" as the United States military. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt2yGzHfy7s Video])<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/obamas_civilian_national_secur.html</ref> By contrast, the [[U.S. Army]] alone had nearly 500,000 troops, not counting reserves or [[National Guard]]. In 2007, the [[Pentagon|U.S. Defense]] budget was $439 billion.<ref>''[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=69601 Obama's 'civilian national security force']'', James Farah, [[WorldNetDaily.com]], July 15, 2008.</ref>