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Originally Posted by Wet Dog
If we are to win here or anywhere, we must put out the fires of any idealogy that threatens our survival.
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Wet Dog,
I agree with your post entirely. As the sole superpower, until someone can defeat our Navy, we just need to be a "spoiling state" and maintain the balance of power. But if that is what it is lets call it just that, instead of proclaiming our current foe as incorrigible be it a nation or a religion, since history has shown todays enemy might well be tomorrow's ally and vice versa. War is part of the human condition, and as an American I want her to do what is in her best interests. Richard made the lucid comment last year that Islam replaced Communism as the new boogeyman.
For example,
We are at war with the _____. The _____ are a savage, violent, people with a militaristic culture and past. From childhood the _____ ideology and beliefs are immutable, evil, and barbaric. The _____ are a ruthless disciplined enemy, with no regard for the value of life, they kill civilians, they even employ suicide attacks if needed, the _______ culture is simply a treacherous threat to our existence and way of life, the only possible solution unfortunately since this is the way things are and will always be is to wipe the _______ off the face of the earth like some disease, since unfortunately the only good ________ is a dead ________.
In the interest of saving time one could fill in the blanks by time period. But notice as national interests continuously change with time enemies become allies and vice versa.
1870 : Comanches, Apaches, Sioux, etc.
1917 : Huns ( Germans), Turks
1941-45 : Japanese, (Germans again if you like)
1945-1991 : Communists
9/11 to current : Radical Muslims
2050 : ?????
Wet Dog, this is the only point I am making, and I'm grateful for your service, and that of all of our vets.