As my brother once keenly pointed out, every new president in living memory has started their term facing off to the 'latest big threat'.
I can't be arsed to do the homework, but he's right - I remember a big face-off when Dubya got in, Clinton had one too, Bush definitely did... I'm too young to remember Reagan's.
So yay for self-generated manly stand-offs. It's what made that country great.
(, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 16:55, Reply)