[river rat]

"Here is some hope, just in case you missed this."

Not much....

I don't understand the hesitancy to acknowledge the enemy...
It's not wise to wait until your throat is slit - to kill the man approaching you with knife in hand....

My deep concern, is that we have already waited too long..
Now - there will be much more blood shed than if we hadn't failed to act under Carter's administration and stumbled badly under Reagan and Clinton...

President Bush is left with the heavy lifting.
Many of our presumed "allies" have shown their fears and weakness.....

Semper Fi

[Chgogal]

It is not nearly as bad as WWII, yet. China will come around, for all is lost if they do not. The Chinese economy without the US and Europe will be impossible. Russia has the rabid Islamists at their doorstep as do the Euros. Energy wise we are in a somewhat better position than Europe, China or India. We will need to adapt rather quickly, but we, the people of the United States, still have some fight in us. We know how to adapt and we have guys like you among us. Semper fi, always semper fi.