the years since 1945 have been the longest period since 113 B.C. in which no army has crossed the Rhine with fire and swordYou know, whenever I hear American hawks complaining about the gutless French and pacifist Germans, I reflect that history teaches us that these are good problems to have.
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pacifist....germans....*mindboggles*
And gutless French - jeez, guys, the Peninsular War wasn't *that* long ago....*headdesk*
But anyway, the quote when I read it a few days ago didn't surprise me *at all*. America has been very lucky in its history in not actually having many wars on its own turf....
I think Brad DeLong should stick to the blogging and leave the vlogging to others.
--JD
I have to admit that I am kind of charmed by his nerdy charmlessness in video form, but I'm sympathetic anyone who doesn't see it that way. He's no Amanda Congdon, that's for sure.
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