[Always A Marine]

That is very true, but I would include the last twenty years and not just the last six. Instead of recovering from the indebtedness we incurred to win the Cold War, we spent and borrowed even more and exhausted our military and our creditworthiness with needless wars and out of control social spending. If our countless enemies decide to challenge us at once, we’ll be out of Schlitz.

[okie01]

...but I would include the last twenty years and not just the last six.

True. The rot started with Clinton.