LH,

Your statement "By the way, I recall you made a confident prediction back in 2008 that if Obama were elected, we'd be in a major war (in addition to Afghanistan and Iraq) by no later than the summer of 2009. You seemed quite sure of that. Well, it didn't happen, did it?"

Is basically correct. I did predict a large PROBABILITY of a war with both sides using WMD, and involving the US or a US ally, by August of 2009.

1. I was wrong: Obama continued enough of the Bush policies to keep this from happening YET. That, or those in the rest of the world have figured out they can get their goals by just waiting until Obama gives those goals to them. Pick one.

2. I would NOT be surprised to see such a war in the next year- after all, the Obama administration needs a war in order to have any hope of keeping support in Congress after the next election. What did Clinton do, when he was being pressed for his activities? Blow up an asprin plant!