[Tom Bombadil]

"The young people hate us so we will abuse them. That should fix the problem."

These are not the actions of a strong government backed by the people.

[nuconvert]

Nope. It's the actions of a gov't that feels it's losing control and needs to tighten up on the reigns.

[JasonC]

The Chinese are still there, and they shot several thousand with machineguns and tanks while the world sat around and watched. Now we trade with them as much as they please. Waiting for murdering tyrants with large paramilitaries of fanatics to collapse through bad public relations is slow business. Enriching uranium is quicker.