We are, and I am. But they are not unconnected.
[How long does it take to get an ICBM to Beijing?] An eternity when Bill and Hillary Clinton run the White House.
Or any other RAT of like nature. From Obama to Edwards...appeasers all.
Nostradamus I presume?
Suit yourself.
[That's how long the war will last.] Wow. That is way, way, too long.
Did you have a point?
Yes. A long, drawn-out-war-of attrition...or of overwhelming tactical nature... is quite possible still. Your wishful thinking not-withstanding. Such thinking as you assert is like something out of Thomas PM Barnett.
Your original concern on this thread was keeping domestic industrial production strong in case of future total war.
And every major stage between, actually.
I pointed out that modern warfare occurs too quick for industrial production to matter, and you have chosen to make several smart remarks rather than refute my claim.
Actually, your remarks are empically invalid, as shown by the current Mideast conflict. Those car-bombs are being freshly manufactured right under our noses, evidently... You could have perhaps offered a different reason for protectionist policies for domestic heavy industry, but you did not. You lose.
Wrong.
The original comment was about the time it took for an ICBM to get here. How does that relate to a war-of-attrition? Stay on the subject.
Actually, your remarks are empically invalid
You mean "empirical"?
Definition: 1. 1. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis. 2. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws. 2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
We were talking about total war against a major nation state, not car bombing. The original subject was keeping heavy manufacturing for war preparation within the US, remember? How does a number of car bombs make it necessary to do that? We could purchase weapons to fight such an enemy anywhere in the world, and that enemy could not prevent it, thus such a war does not justify trade protectionism to retain that heavy industry.
Those car-bombs are being freshly manufactured right under our noses, evidently...
Demonstrating that car bombers don't require trade protected industrial production. We don't either.