[antaresequity]

a whole new chapter in this sorry affair

This is not just an 'affair'...this is the next step in the evolution of the jihadist movement...

Humans are not evolutionary...a study of the history of the Peloponnesian war is a road map for what is happening today...

Its only a matter of time before the persistent chaos has its effect...

And with each day we grow closer to 'a' seminal moment...

It will be interesting to see what the western humans do at that precise point in time...which is coming...

[hummingbird]

Well put, antaresequity. Do you have the graphic that shows the cycle of civilization from birth to death? I think that's how it goes anyway, point being that societies go through a pretty regular cycle and the main difference is just how long it takes for a great civilization to descend to *pfffft*.....