The pessimists will prophesy doom for America everywhere but on the battlefield. The optimists will keep in mind that the technologies that prevailed in the Gulf are the technologies of freedom. The two go together. No one can doubt any more that advanced technology helps preserve freedom. What is often overlooked is that freedom is what gives us the initiative and flexibility, the confidence and creativity to develop the advanced technology.
Human freedom is the ultimate competitive resource in the age of information.
And we remain the freest nation on earth.