Today It Is Infinitely Easier To Kill

I Think The Sheer Attrition Of American Global Domination Will Create Circumstances In Which The Chinese Will Be Tempted To Reach Out For More Influence, Including In Regions In Which We Have Special Interests, Such As The Middle East, From Which They Already Obtain A Great Deal Of Their Energy. And That Region Will Be Seeking Some New Superpower Patron.

In The Longer Run, I Happen To Think That Russia Really Has No Choice But To Become Gradually More Associated With The Euro-atlantic Community. Because If It Isn't, Then It's Going To Find Itself Essentially Facing China All By Itself, Facing The Euro-atlantic Community All By Itself.

To Put It In A Terminology That Hearkens Back To The More Brutal Age Of Ancient Empires, The Three Grand Imperatives Of Imperial Geo-strategy Are To Prevent Collusion And Maintain Security Dependence Among The Vassals, To Keep Tributaries Pliant And Protected, And To Keep The Barbarians From Coming Together.

There Is An Element Of Paranoia In This Inclination To View Any Serious Attempt At A Compromised Peace As Somehow Directed Against Israel.

Shortly, The Public Will Be Unable To Reason Or Think For Themselves. They'll Only Be Able To Parrot The Information They've Been Given On The Previous Night's News.