At this point, the only viable option would seem to be something disruptive, something outside of the status quo.
In light of the Arab Spring, there perhaps should be an American Spring.
Conservative or liberal? It doesn't matter. What matters is that something has got to give. The worst thing would be to wait until economic collapse.
It seems to me that Americans are too indifferent about the wars. Do they really feel that powerless?
Here is some recent news north of the border: CTV Ottawa- Last Canadian combat troops leaving Afghanistan - CTV News
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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