Richard Lugar actually said...

We face a current dependence on oil, a large percentage of which is controlled by hostile or unstable regimes concentrated in the volatile M...

The United States has engaged in difficult diplomacy before, over things far more consequential, even, such as thermonuclear war.

the national security community is also in a very strong position to advocate for the value of preparedness.

The reason I ask is, not only is there a problem of a general public credibility, but it seems to me...