You know how it is when you get going and start spouting off broad sweeping generalizations that you make up on the fly.
I am grateful for Germans who understand and support the WOT. I do have criticism for liberal Germans role in the WOT and perhaps should have made that distinction. Of course Liberals here in America are even more traitorous b/c they try to make a show of support while committing treason. At least the Past liberal government of Germany openly voiced its opposition openly instead of the doublespeak going on in America here.
Sun Tzu did advocate Political warfare first and Physical Battles as a last resort.
As for sustained warfare I don't know what level of warfare the US could sustain over the long term. In other words can we invade 1/3 of the World? Probably not but I think we could do a lot more (if there was the political will which there is not).
The billions we are spending now on the WOT are a small percentage of the GNP (a pittance) when compared to the percentage of the GNP we spent on WWII. Thus we are capable of so much more but lack the political willpower. I think many Americans have the willpower just not our leaders.
The question is - do you want to go to war ?
It seems so clear for everybody that the answer on muslim terror must be a war. But I guess that's only because we have been taught that we have to prepare to defend our values with F-22s Aircraft Carriers or Leopard Tanks.
But we are not up agaignst russia or china - we are facing a lifestyle, an ideology and in the end fear and envy about our might and wealth that was instilled and ignited in many people - and there's still a huge potential of under-privileged under-educated people that can be led to hate without a problem.
The US has to face costs of 500 billion $ following newer studies - just for iraq.
Afghanistan is a bit cheaper but will take longer. Israel is fighting lebanon and palestine - maybe sometime syria and that might involve Iran - can we remain bystanders in that conflict ?
Israel maybe will ask for help in the next monthes of time.
OK then we're going in (meanwhile we will say going in once again) - maybe we might decide to go nuclear in the end. Then our peoples support is gone (there's not much support left at the moment). Maybe Pakistan get's unstable - they got nukes, too.
Can we contain this scenario ? And if we can - will we still be able to control the situation regarding china and russia ? (least of my fears - thank god we've established
a climate of more mutual trust with these countries - but Putin is no Santa Claus)
But commies like Chaves sure may do what they want to in the near future -I hope that doesn't destabilize Brazil because they have found back to economical stability just about now - wich side is Argentine on ?
In the end - if the US and Europe ends up paying with money and blood for all these actions we might loose our political integrity - can you speak Chineese ?