[risk]

In order for a DW1 we need the military to step up the plate, take the initiative and govern the nation in the manner it sees best.

This is what the left fears most, yet it is something about which they dare not speak. With 50% of the country firmly on the side of its president, and the military presumably 99% in favor of prosecuting the war on terror to the maximal extent, they know that in terms of sheer force, they are outflanked even with the media on their side.

I believe this is the primary reason for the "torture scandal" being blown out of proportion in the media. They desperately need a vehicle for asserting civilian control. I thought of this while watching senator Carl Levin, with his foppish manner, asserting his authority over secretary Rumsfeld. Hillary Clinton also seemed to demonstrate a will to assert civilian control. And Rumsfeld clearly knew it.

[lavrenti]

Hmm. You should read up on the Spanish Civil War. The radicalism of its left, the manner in which they expressed themselves and their manipulation of the military during that period reads awfully familiar to your post.

That bothers me.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for your analysis!