RE: "Oh, right — you see that macho culture all over such places as Cambridge and Berkeley.....,etc"
Actually one CAN find that macho culture in much of flyover country. Senator & author Jim Webb explains in his book how it's because of that culture that our nation has survived as long as it has. Someone once said, "No civilization can achieve greatness if it does not allow room for obstreperous males." We have just about reached that point.
Now that the election is behind us, perhaps we can put politics aside and acknowledge a hard fact: On September 11, 2012, America was defeated by al-Qaeda in the Battle of Benghazi.
About this battle many questions remain. The media and Congress have a responsibility to get answers — not only because we should know the truth, not only to assign blame, but, more important, to learn from failure. At the least, we should try to understand what lessons our enemies have learned — because they will apply those lessons in the future.
It is possible to lose many battles and...
Regardless the number of brave men in the hinterlands, they are worthless with an appeasing & cowardly leader.