The point of no return

In late 2007, I was following the Marvel Comics Civil War miniseries where the superheroes were split into two factions lead by Captain America and Iron Man and fought against each other over Super Human registration act which required all super heros to register with the government and reveal their identities. In a particular issue, they focused on a period in the Roman Republic when Cesar was prepared to enter Rome with his armies and start a civil war within that period. The issue was focused on at some point in time events are set in motion that cause you to either fight, or let the government walk all over you. Basically, they are focusing on the point of no return, where no matter what happens the world is going to change.

 I bring that up because I think the Russian Invasion into Georgia is such a point of no return. I see a number of things that have changed in regards to U.S. power in the world because of this invasion.

1)Our allies have no reason to expect we will be supporting them in any effort against Tyranny.

2)Russia, China, and any other nation who wants to challenge us knows they have no reason to expect any consequences from us regardless of their actions.

 3)Russia, in particular, will continue to try to seize power, particularly the former Soviet provinces and any area that will provide them with more control over energy.

4)If we don’t wake up we will see our nation and wealth taken from us by the sword.

 I don’t see much that can be done about this situation that isnt going to get deadly on both sides. We need to stop being a nation to afraid to act for ourselves or for our allies.