America is only now becoming the 'empire' that our wannabe Euros to the north are talking about. Driving the stake through the heart of the UN is only a start - as is Iraq. There are going to be other temporary destinations in the War on Terrorism, some close by and others far away. China and Cuba come to mind.
Militarily, this author is obviously a Canadian. Few NATO nations make France look like a military juggernaut, either in attitude or hardware, but Canada does. The chances for a 'protracted war' in Iraq are about equal to that of the DemonRats obeying election laws. Doom and gloom using the reality challenged left as the source gives this one a 'Dry Heaves Alert'. No offense, Greybird, but I can understand your agreement with this one. Post anything positive about the US lately?
Every decent man, as Mencken said, is ashamed of the government he lives under. I extend that in equal opportunity to both halves of the statists whom we allow to rule us. Disgusting spectacles such as today's California gubernatorial debate -- Davis's slimy tyranny versus Simon's earnest tyranny-lite -- don't give me any reason to stop.
I personally know a number of conservative scholars at universities (I used to be one).Few NATO nations make France look like a military juggernaut, either in attitude or hardware, but Canada does.
France has the third or fourth most powerful armed forces on the planet. They're not particularly projectible, but, as Charles de Gaulle once asked, "why do we [the French] need ICBMs to hit Dusseldorf?" At this point, they easily have the strongest military in Europe, after us.