Alta:

This is indeed an excellent summation! The reading was truly understanable until I came to the word "solipism" which means:

The theory that locates reality entirely in the mind of the beholder. It specifically denies the existence of involuntary experiences with an outside world be it through direct perception of something or through vicarious experiences created in the process of communication.

and also oderint dum metuant:

Let them hate so long as they fear. - Lucius Accius - Roman tragic poet (170 BC) Believed to be a favorite saying of Caligula. Also translated as "let them hate us, so long as they fear us". Cicero said it.

Doesn't the shoe fit this administration to a tee??

PS: I also think the US should pay closer attention to North Korea. The Asians have proven in the past that their attacks could be totally unexpected--remember Pearl Harbor!

A great post, Alta! Thanks for dropping in on us!!

Blessings
Doll