Martin

jatx,

Sidenote, no offense intended: don't you have a breeding problem in the US too? Last I heard, it was only alleviated by immigration from the south. Of course, that is a closer culture.

Europe's potential failure lies in its inability to value right and wrong and gray and appreciate reality accordingly. It really runs as a thread through most lack of action, avoidance of admitting Europe's nature - be it good or bad, or adopting economic policies conducive to competition. You can even see it when discussing GDP over here.

But that is not the point. The point is that we have a choice in where we are heading, no matter where we came from or where we are. I firmly believe that we have among us a lot of talent and that we can use it to prepare ourselves. That does not ensure survival, just a chance thereof.

And it does make a difference. If we can alter the time table and the most likely path, we can organize accordingly.

Will we? Even if substituting this threat by that of a general decline, we still do not currently have the leadership to make the necessary changes.

This does beg questions about who are capable of organizing a response, and the process intentions of the threat (subjugation? cleansing? conversion?).

The time horizon is also extremely important and makes a world of difference in how it would come about, as well as world wide responses.

What would Russia do with free hands in Chechnya? Serbia? Would China use its conventional capability to take ground in the middle east? SEA, with Thailand and Australia? Their focus might suffer.
Still there would be a global US wrath without humor in search of targets to destroy.

I really don't know or have thought about it enough to openly speculate about what approach is most likely, in what time aspect, with what breadth of action. Would like hearing your thoughts on that.

Martin