Will we fight ever?

Will we fight to defend Israel, or Taiwan, or our own Country if any are attacked in the future? Will we allow ourselves to get dragged into another European war that starts in the Balkans like in WWI? What will we do if a Chinese civil war goes nuclear, and the downrange fallout patterns cover Japan, and finally drifts over Hawaii and then the USA? Will we allow nutcases like the present puppet president of Iran, who now declares Iran is the most powerful nation in the world, to dictate to we USA citizens? Should we even worry about the capacity of Iran to start a war? Do we understand that other countries in the world will react differently to the same threats as we see them? Is hostage taking a viable foreign policy tactic for third world countries in the future?

Is open out in the TV news war a viable course of action in the future? Must most war be covert in the future?

How influenced are we USA citizens by the political influences of the reporting media and our federal politicians? As the story goes, the Hearst newspapers and the Yellow Press got us into the Spanish-American War circa 1896, so there is a precedent.

How worried should we USA citizens be about our potential future presidents having their mettle challenged by those who think they can use intimidation as a foreign policy method? How worried should we be that some future president may overreact and get us into a war just to prove his or her mettle?

How much have we USA citizens thought about the differences between experience, education, and intelligence being applied to answer these most difficult questions? How many have heard of the Powell Doctrine? How many have thought about our vital national interests as a guide to our future? Will our country’s future be more influenced by our masses of voters, or a small elite group of master politicians and media managers?

How many think about these questions, while we have the time and benefit of true peace, which will aid in deciding their vote for President of the USA? And the vote will have much to do with our future, and our kids’ futures. Maybe even the world’s future?