Will the next "commander-in-chief of American imperialism " have the satanic charisma or austere moral authority to arouse a martial spirit in a hundred million working class Americans ? Persuade them with Periclean eloquence that THEIR democracy is worth great sacrifice -like risking nuclear World War III with Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and keeping sentimental ties to Zionist Israel in the Middle East ?
I can understand THE BLUFF here .But where will the American ruling class find the land army, the many thousands of combat troops to establish martial law in China ,Russia, North Korea,Iran ? How reliable -or stable- are puppet governments and mercenary armies ?
In reality the sun is setting on the American Empire - dangerous in its death agony - but to use Trump's most damning word - a real LOSER !
[ Mar 22, 2017 - The United States has approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops, with another 865,000 in reserve, one of the largest fighting forces of any country. Largest active ... Mr. Trump has been critical of those missions, suggesting that he does not plan to ramp up operations in either conflict. Gordon Adams, a ...]
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