“[T]he United States cannot afford another decline like that which has characterized the past decade and a half….[O]nly self-delusion can keep us from admitting

“[T]he United States cannot afford another decline like that which has characterized the past decade and a half….[O]nly self-delusion can keep us from admitting our decline to ourselves.” – Henry A. Kissinger, 1961 I guess if you repeat it long enough, you'll eventually be right.