1.People all over the world are fascinating, charming, and interesting
2. The last thing on Earth you would ever want is to have them in power over you.
"Mature reflection"? Advocating capitulation isn't mature reflection, it's idiotic. Capitulation means to surrender - ask the French how well that worked out for them.
Sorry about your non-arrival to manhood - courage means facing misery, injury, and maybe death in the service of your family, your community and your country. Courage is not thinking of all the clever things you can do to stay out of doing your duty.
"Paranoia is just common sense when somebody's really after you".
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you should read Marine Gen. Butler highest decorated officer on the subject of service to Washington Pols.