> if Americans did indeed know "the truth", we would already be at war with half of the middle east and possibly Russia That's a pretty big claim. Elaborate? W

> if Americans did indeed know "the truth", we would already be at war with half of the middle east and possibly Russia That's a pretty big claim. Elaborate? What's this big truth? Not that America could possibly win such a war.. > assuming that the American public has an aversion to war is a dangerous one I'd wager that the American public would have quite a healthy aversion to total war against a serious opponent, should they ever experience it. Adventures to these pathetic third world countries don't count. The day America invades a country with ICBMs is the day an awful lot of US citizens become a lot less hawkish.