Prometheus 6

If you have a problem you want to solve and you insist the solution must contain certain elements, there is a way to do it. Simply set forth your elements and refuse to allow them to change. The world won't end no matter how silly the position you set forth is...and if you have the power to prevent anyone from adjusting or removing what you've set forth then everyone else is simply forced to adjust their position accordingly.

This is the central technique of neocons and cultural reversionists. And it works, sort of. The reality is, the world adjusts to anything you do. But another reality is, you may well not like the adjustment it makes. Iraq stands as the best example of this whole process. To me, the net result of all this in a few years will be a U.S. military presence firmly and permanently based in Iraq with all the resources necessary to defend our national interests...which will need much more defence due to the way we established that presence.