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Will the US ever learn?

Eric Hoffer may have summed it up best In times of change, learners will inherit the earth, while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. While the US still likes to measure its strength by the size of its military, much of the rest of the world is systematically driving the military into obsolescence. Instead of focusing on fighting its battles in the air, on the sea, and with military personnel on the ground, the rest of the world is using far more sophisticated, and potentially even  more lethal weaponry against its enemies, and the US . Think of the devastation that could be caused by a few well placed cyber attacks on our financial institutions, our energy grid, or the havoc that is easily caused by just a simple terrorist threat, or unattended bag(s) at an airport, as happened at LAX  yesterday. What do you think would be the result of some rogue nation (North Korea or Iran come to mind) getting pissed off just eno