What this says, and will be remembered in the Middle East for generations, is that we are no longer a superpower. And how can we be: smart bombs do not replace the resolve of the nation.
I'm experiencing a disconnect between this article and your statement. Could you clarify it?
The greatest problem to the world today is that Arabs are still socially and economically in the Middle Ages (or worse), yet they live in a world rich in deadly technology, influential communications (media), and breaky-heart liberals.