we shouldn't lose sight of some pretty bad things that could have happened but didn't. Russia and Georgia didn't fight another war, and neither did India and Pakistan. The US hasn't bombed Iran. The world economy didn't melt down completely, and the Euro didn't collapse. The drug lords haven't taken over Mexico. Hezbollah and Israel haven't gone another round in Lebanon. The Underwear and Times Square bombers were incompetent blunderers, and didn't manage to hurt anyone except their cause. Although there's a whole lot that could be better, things could also be much worse... .writes Stephen Walt
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