onramp, puppy, sorry to offend. It really wasn't the intent. I just cannot accept that the escalation of this war is inevitable, at least not yet. I concede that Iraq is and was a mistake.
Pax Romanica is an option, counselor, but Jim, the thought of all people of the world uniting to defeat the common alien foe sounds more like an idea for a movie.
Option 1. Pax Romanica. We become Rambo of the world. Any others?