The longer we can delay open hostilities of the sort experienced in Finland in 1918 for a four-month period the better, and the better unified we can appear behind our troops. Open attacks on them alter the equation, though, and their domestic enemies will not have the easy ride and wide-open hunting season on those in uniform they enjoyed during the Vietnam War period, however.
And there are some kids who deserve the opportunity to grow up in an America unsullied by such events for as long as possible. Just as we were spared such things in our youth, so too should we wait until the last practical moment...and then, turn the wolves loose, if it has to be. But until then, preparations can be as improved as possible, and the gift of any additional time to do so should not be wasted.
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