NEVER TRUER WORDS

During the Second World War, the President of the United States sent the following to the British Prime Minister:

Sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!

Of course, FDR was using the verse to acknowledge the importance of Britain to the war effort and to encourage continued heroic efforts.

The Longfellow verse was accurate with regard to Britain in 1941.

It is at least as accurate with regard to the United States in 2007.

It is a no-brainer that there is only one force on the planet with the ability and the determination to suppress world anarchy.

The US did not help the allies defeat the Axis in WW2. The Allies helped the United States do so.

The same is true today.

We do need the help of allies. But they will be helping us.

The US has to do the heavy lifting.

That part of Humanity which knows the score is, or should be, hanging breathless on thy fate!