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The same defense that we have against young Japanese pilots crashing into our fleet units.

We must either withdraw behind the oceans OR war upon the nations arrayed against us, rain destruction on their people until their will to resist is broken, try their leaders, and reorganize them under our suzeranity.

There is no middle option, although I am sure our politicians will be frantically searching for one.

There is no guarantee the United States can win this war, because our opponents have the cloak of invisibility, or at least, the ability to immerse themselves in the middle eastern sea of civilians. We must either devise a way to pick them out from the crowd, or destroy the sea of civilians in the bargain. It may even be that the entire mass of civilians is fundamentally hostile.

Having said that, the United States has no alternative but to fight -- with any and all means available, whether victorious or not. It will take years and will cause such a degree of deprivation and pain among us that future generations, if any live, will say, "how did they bear it".

Many precious things will be destroyed in the coming struggle. Places we knew. People we loved. Things we had. Things we used to do. Yet this is our destiny and burden. On with the fight. God bless America.

...and reorganize them under our suzeranity.

I fear for the practicality of your 'solution'. We attack any country that has any inhabitant who is anti-US. Either we end up controlling all other countries or all become our enemies in self-defense.