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my, you guys really like games, but since I'm not playing, I guess you can just claim a forfeit - does that work for you?
In a previous post I stated that yes, the Axis was willing to attack and invade America in WII, and I showed some evidence for that claim. The fact that they may not have been capable of mustering the forces (the thousands of tanks & millions of men that was mentioned) to make good on their plans is not the point - at least not the one I was making (and again, I tried to point out that their intent was serious and they believed they could make it happen, even to the point of a massive invasion - given time - not my fault they were deluded and took a long view). But then I don't believe the point of dialog is to score "gotchas!".
The point that counts (if one wishes to address the present threat) is that there is a significant distinction between the existential threat posed by the Axis nation-states and that posed by AQ. In fact, my own analysis is that our insistance on employing combat tactics of a conventional style in the Iraq Civil War amplifies (on the operational level) the strategic policy blunders committed by the White House, both in Iraq and in the counter-AQ effort. I struggle to find examples of successful US security policy since 9/11. kinda depressing...
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