[piasa]

The NY times is getting its talking points from the CATO institute...

The next step after a victory is, in left-liberal tradition, to undercut any chances of future victory... That way eventually they might get the quagmire situation they all have wet dreams for.

[Agent Smith]

They must be smoking crack again at the NY Times. I am glad to hear from the esteemed Mr. Easterbrook that the dynamic upon which life on earth as operated since the dawn of time has been consigned to the dustbin of history. Where the heck is the Nobel Prize Committee when they are needed? I wonder how he plans to spend the prize money?

There is nothing more dangerous than believing your own BS. Life is conflict and nobody has conceded anything, nor will they EVER. What a crock!

There is more than one way to skin a cat and you can bet that the best minds in China, Russia, India, and everywhere else are working on the problem of skinning the US. I can think of some pretty good avenues of attack just sitting here right now. Initiative and timing belong to our opponents. It may be 5, 25, or 75 years before we can effectively be challenged, but make no mistake, we will be challenged.

Their future methods will be very unconventional and subtle, electronic, financial, religious or biological weapons are the most likely. If they can maintain operational security and and not present traditional targets all our hardware is just rust waiting to happen.

I hope that I am wrong, but I know that I am NOT.