This is how history works. Therefore, in my view the end of the Cold War means the beginning of hot wars, not the cessation of conflict. Troubles are ahead. What statecraft cannot prevent, arms will decide.
Wars degenerate into savagery all too quickly, bursting the restraints of decency and morals.
Commenting on his experience in World War II, distinguished author E.B. Sledge recently said that the enemies he fought against were not soldiers but savages. He warned against putting women in combat, but then said that if because of political pressure it had to be done, Pat Schroeder, the former Congresswoman from Colorado, should lead the charge. With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. Wars will come, and they will be mean. Defense leadership is only produced the hard way by years of preparation and responsibility.