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history shows
(hows that for a pompous subject) as far back as we know, that the easy way for a regime to stay in power with a foundering state or empire is to evoke a terrible external threat to divert and unite the public. the fact that this inevitably leads to the internal problems worsening until complete collapse ensues is not their problem, presumably. apres moi, le deluge!
in other words, i wouldn't bet on the public seeing through the republicans' sabre rattling; hasn't been a good bet for the past few thousand years, and we're not really any more enlightened, even though we think we are.