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I still voted Zimbabwe, but we have to remember that this is a multinational forum and also that an important part of American freedom is to be able to speak out against our government and its actions. The reason I didn't use the word "conquer" and substituted it with "clobber" is because I didn't want to imply a total destruction of any of the nations, rather I was intending it to mean a series military defeat. Though I highly doubt any reasoning person wants American (or any other nationalities) soldiers to die in combat, I do think that important lessons are taught in the defeat of nations militaries. Democracies learned something from Vietnam, the world learned something from WWII, dictators learned something from Gulf War II, and so on. I think the sentiment for those wanting the US to have a serious military defeat is that many believe that it is the only way in which American will learn to take a less unilateral and militaristic role in the world. I think that is a critical step in the evolution of American culture. I only hope it doesn't take the death of thousands of good boys and girls for us to learn it.
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"The courts that first rode the warhorse of virtual representation into battle on the res judicata front invested their steed with near-magical properties." ~27 F.3d 751
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