the13thfloor

Gerald Baker has an understanding of the America I know and love that most liberals in this country will never admit to. In his comentary Iraq is just a comma, not a death sentence - Comment - Times Online Baker wites: What will determine America’s ability to maintain its pre-eminence will be its flexibility and the willingness of its population to take on new burdens in the new warfare that confronts them. This is so true and the left in this country is constantly undermining our determination to win. Baker also writes: The real question about American power is whether the realities that underpin it are shifting. There, I’m afraid, the news for Americaphobes is grim. The US economy continues to grow at a pace that far outstrips its rivals in the industrialised world. Though China is growing at three times the pace of the US, America’s economy is so large — $12 trillion annually — that , even in the unlikely event that China will continue to grow at its current rate, it will take 30 to 40 years to catch up with America. Show me anywhere where this has been written by the MSM. You won't find it because it bolsters the fact that America is exceptional.