“States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking.” PeopleThinkingWayStatesEventsAwfulDramaticConventionalStatus QuoWay Of ThinkingLax Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography, the sheer forces of language and religion, the propaganda of state-run Arab media and the cynicism of the liberal West are all stacked against them.” YearsStatesRealityRunningCultureLanguageForceCan DoMediaDutyWestIraqPropagandaCynicismSheerGeographyUnafraid Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“The United States military is now evolving geometrically as it gains experience from near-constant fighting and grafts new technology daily. Indeed, it seems to be doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling its lethality every few years. And the result is that we are outdistancing not merely the capabilities of our enemies but our allies as well - many of whom who have not fought in decades - at such a dizzying pace that our sheer destructive power makes it hard to work with others in joint operations.” YearsWellsHardStatesSeemsFightingUnitedResultsEnemyTechnologyUnited StatesMilitaryGainsConstantDecadesEvolveOperationsDestructiveAlliesPaceCapabilitySheerJointsNew TechnologyUnited States MilitaryDestructive Power Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“A country that cannot count its own illegal aliens - estimates range from 8-12 million - with a porous 2,000 mile border is not secure despite twelve carrier battle groups. We must accept that it is a cornerstone of Mexican foreign policy to export illegally each year a million of its own to the United States to avoid needed reform at home and to influence American domestic policy.” YearsCountryStatesHomeUnitedAcceptingMillionsUnited StatesGroupsInfluencePolicyNeededBattleMilesDespiteSecureAliensReformRangeBordersIllegalForeign PolicyTwelveMexicanCornerstonesCarrierIllegal AliensDomestic Policy Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“Unhappy voters thought the anemic economy, Obamacare, the collapse of U.S. foreign policy, the scandals in government, and the incompetent handling of everything from the Islamic State to Ebola were the only real issues. Democrats' refusal to acknowledge them did not make these failures go away.” RealStatesGovernmentEconomyIssuesPolicyDemocratUnhappyAcknowledgeIslamicGoing AwayVotersForeign PolicyCollapseScandalRefusalNotableObamacareIncompetentEbolaIslamic State Author:Victor Davis Hanson
