Inevitable II

More support for my assertions here. This is exactly what I have feared for years, why I supported the Iraq war as a bid to establish stability based on Western values, why I fear the consequences of foreign policies driven by what you hear from "liberals", and so on. But I'm afraid the die is cast.

If America now tries to pull back from the world stage, it will leave a dangerous power vacuum. The stabilizing effects of our presence in Asia, our continuing commitment to Europe, and our position as defender of last resort for Middle East energy sources and supply lines could all be placed at risk.

In such a scenario there are shades of the 1930s, when global trade and finance ground nearly to a halt, the peaceful democracies failed to cooperate, and aggressive powers led by the remorseless fanatics who rose up on the crest of economic disaster exploited their divisions. Today we run the risk that rogue states may choose to become ever more reckless with their nuclear toys, just at our moment of maximum vulnerability. -- Wall Street Journal, 21 Oct 08

There is no need to change the timing I have claimed for several years now, that a conflict to rival World War Two will occur around or shortly after 2020. The coming contractions, their effects on various national populations, and their historically-driven reactions, line right up.

Okay

The title got my attention. The article itself made me feel better.

Sarah Palin "Represents A Fatal Cancer To The Republican Party"

Why Worry

Just can't help it: that Ayers thing.