May I remind you of what you declared on post 17: "Besides if we lost, oh, say San Francisco in the exchange, I think we come out way ahead."
And then on post 26: "Unlike a lot of the communist residents of San Francisco who were out cheering our enemies in the streets about three weeks ago."
I believe I understand what you meant. But what you said you said is not what you said, although it may have been what you meant. I myself have a penchant for hyperbole that is probably well known on FR. What is more important is that government makes the right decisions in matters of national security and defense. On that point I am sure we agree.
BTW, I am FAR from being a moderate, let alone an overly sensitive moderate. Whatever gave you that impression? For the record, I am a libertarian constructivist conservative (as in narrow interpretation of the Constitution) and (unfortunately, for lack of a better alternative) a Republican. FRegards, Tom.