[Precisian]

I think you underestimate American resolve. Never before has the United States been so horribly attacked on its home soil. This is far more devastating than Pearl Harbor, and we still have USA troops stationed in Germany and Japan.

There will be a permanent garrison of USA troops in places that you would not dare to mention on this forum in less than 12 months.

Americans are not stupid; just slow to anger.

[Quix]

I think too often in recent decades, we HAVE been too stupid.

Thankfully not 100% of us.

But even across the Pacific, I've bumped into enough teens to twenty somethings who seem to have extremely poor language skills in positions of amazing responsibility. It sounds to me like larger and larger portions of the society needs to abandon the dysfunctional school systems. . . or else the NEA needs to be labeled a terrorist organization?

The population seems to have been dreadfully dumbed down in critical thinking skills and general awake, alertness.

Thoughtful analysis seems too extreme a stretch for too many.

Nevertheless, it DOES, mercifully, seem that enough have woken up enough with SOME mental acuity left that maybe they have enough horse sense to at least pray earnestly. Thankfully, that doesn't require a huge IQ, just a sensitive heart and spirit.

I'd still rather err on the side of "slow to anger." . . . but not to the point of suicidal global behavior.