They are men, and their opinions on 18th-century geopolitics cannot be considered divine commandments for all time, because the specific situations and crises their comments addressed no longer obtain.
Feels like I am on DU website or somesuch liberal crap site.
Your feelings and reality are not necessarily one and the same.
You guys are bizarre.
"KETTLE, THIS IS POT. YOU ARE BLACK--REPEAT, YOU ARE BRAVO LIMA ALFA CHARLIE KILO. OVER."
You know, when I read about how we are supposed to return back to such times, I immediately find my .44. I ain't going back to the 18th century, period.
The Constitution they gave us works and works wonderfully. But your statement on 18th century geopolitics and how they are now in the 21st bears repeating.