..he sounded too defeatist in my opin.
I think he's not optimistic in the mid to long term because he thinks the danger is far greater than 48% of the voting population in the US and a majority of the rest of the so-called 'civilized' world think. He thinks a mega catastrophe may be needed to shock the civilized world into the action necessary. I find it hard to disagree with him after what we've seen in this past election and world opinion being what it is. Let's hope Bush and the 51% who voted for him prevail and Mr. Lacqueur and I are wrong.
"I think he's not optimistic in the mid to long term because he thinks the danger is far greater than 48% of the voting population in the US and a majority of the rest of the so-called 'civilized' world think. He thinks a mega catastrophe may be needed to shock the civilized world into the action necessary. I find it hard to disagree with him after what we've seen in this past election and world opinion being what it is. Let's hope Bush and the 51% who voted for him prevail and Mr. Lacqueur and I are wrong."