Your very first sentence: "Disagree if you must,...", and whether cynical or not,...actually sez-it-all.
In fact, if all the politically diversionary rhetoric abounding which theoretically are the reasons for our unarguable decline as a sovereign nation were all addressed tomorrow,...it wouldn't really resolve diddly-squat. The key reason being politics, and that politics in any extremely political nation like American,...only solves problems for this clique or that clique, and those affiliated or: "Connected" to such.
Rarely (if ever?), has politics ever resolved anthing for: "We The (Schnooks)" (military inclusive), the vast majority, The American Private Sector Citizenry and/or the generous payers of even our very own political control, political rule and political dictates.
Whereas, for government (of whatever bent) and most all others in The Public Sector (of whatever bent),...sooner or later most everything gets rectified, and quite generously and favorably to-boot. Nothing but the best for America's Betters and their supporters or beholders.
Neil
