Given the tone of the Obama administration, America finds itself in a precarious position. On the one hand there is no shortage of situations that could present potential challenges to America’s interests and possibly, survival. These include a resurgently hostile Russia, a nuclear Iran, North Korean ICBM capability, Pakistan regressing into Taliban control, complete with a ready-to-fry nuclear arsenal, and an expansion of Chinese military capability that will easily surpass that of the United States.
