tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post4702098024490908918..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: An answer to GatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-56018351428395194262011-06-13T13:42:58.896+02:002011-06-13T13:42:58.896+02:00Just one more, pretty significant, sign of a hegem...Just one more, pretty significant, sign of a hegemon in decline. Little to no soft power left, no prosperity to share, no more capital to finance the "go it alone"-approach, no sympathetic allies, who share its sentiments - now the whinging starts. <br /><br />Its like the fit of a child, a severe sign of weakness, a latter stage of the arrogance that Rumsfeld displayed once upon a time. Hope the audience got that notion, too.paranoreply@blogger.com