<...The US may have the best weapons in the world, but they cannot change a country's state of mind.
You may be right. Despite the best hopes of America's leaders, it just may not be feasible to plant a decent, free society in some parts of the world.
What we may need to settle for then, is this:
Get into the heads of everyone on the planet one firm idea: you attack the United States or its citizens and we will come in like hell unleashed, tear your government--or the government harboring you--out by the roots, and rip your leadership a few new ones. Maybe a better government will replace it, maybe not. But that new government had better remember the lesson.
We may not be able to instill democracy, but maybe we can damn well instill fear, respect, and good behavior.
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