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Richard Armitage & Michelle Fournoy | Monday, June 9, 2008 | The Washington Post

“…The early months of 2009 may well be the most precarious period in recent American history. As the next president takes office, some 350,000 U.S. military personnel deployed overseas will await orders from their new commander in chief, the first wartime transition since Johnson-Nixon 40 years ago. The next administration will not only take charge of two wars but will also inherit daunting national security challenges: a global struggle against violent extremism; the continued proliferation of nuclear weapons to hostile states; growing challenges associated with energy security and climate change; an overstretched military under enormous strain; an economy sliding toward recession; and U.S. global standing at an all-time low….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/08/AR2008060801688_pf.html