You are spot on about not mistaking our "restraint" as a sign of weakness.
I know this will sound a bit juvenile, but I believe we have passed the point of no return some time back about 10 years ago. The word on the world streets needs to be, Dont screw with those guys theyll kick your ass in a minute.
We have seen how the concept of, Lets just all get along works with the worlds thugs. It doesnt. The UN is worthless nothing more than American liberalism on a global scale. Gimme gimme gimme- gimme. For some reason, most of the world thinks that the USA owes them something. Just like our home grown disease liberalism fosters the belief, the Guberment owes me.
To our liberals, and the UN, I say, Piss off take a hike take a long walk off a short plank F*** YOU!
The US needs to make an example out of someone a country. Pile drive em, break em, introduce them to the fact that they are, now, nothing more than a footnote in the history books. That footnote being, they chose poorly.
We owe the world nothing yet we are the worlds most willing neighbor. We are hated and despised. Why?
Time to drop the hammer.
Just my HO.
LVM
No argument there...