“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded.”
-Barack Obama, July 2, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The DOD base budget for 2008 was $480 Billion. There were approximately 4 million people employed by the DOD in 2004. What would such a force be needed for?