[x_plus_one]

the sun has set on the age of unquestioned Western military dominance

Well this is a warrantless conclusion.

8 years of Clinton convinces the rest of the world that we're an easy push over.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Isn't this Pat Buchanan's website. This is neoisolationism and fails to consider that the USA cannot withdraw in to fortress America. Also, it is tough defeating the terrorists. We can impose our will. We did not in Afghanistan and Iraq. Perfecting the victories is always hard. One hundred years from not Afghans will still be attacking each other from caves, but that doesn't mean that Afghanistan won't have a central government running the vast majority of the country. In Iraq, the main problem now is fighting between Sunni and Shia. This is more an internal and political resolution. It will likely get done, in time. We have the power to take out Iran's leaders. That doesn't mean that we have enough troops to occupy it or need to do that.