I too believe things can be turned around...but I am also concerned about the degree of political ennervation...fueled by a broad misunderstanding of the yawning vulnerabilities we are exposing to our enemies.
Confronting the notion of a real enemy...especially one pretending to be harmonious, and with four times your population...is a disquieting thought at the best of times. Hence people prefer not to want to think about it, and will latch onto comfortable evasions. This includes many in the media who have never defended the country...or thought about what it takes to do so.
Many ignoring the threats for a variety of political reasons (both left and right) also, would rather listen to soothsayers who minimize the risks, the enmity of the enemy, and the vulnerabilities. Some even appear to be in the OMB.
If only our enemies evil were as manifestly visible to the naked eye, as was Grima Wormtongue! But life isn't Hollywood...
