You said -- "So your "end of the world"scenario simply does not in any way shape or form match reality."
So..., you're saying that we're simply doing the "rope-a-dope" (of Ali fame)?
Regards,
Star Traveler
I agree, this is simply the Ali shuffle.
Losing an entire area of the country only cause a slight stumble in the nation's progress.
As far as territory goes we are to big and to spread out to be effectively hit in a way that would send us "back a thousand years" with one blow.