Can't disagree CJ. Unfortuneately we have a populace which is woefully unprepared for tightening their belt and bad times. meanwhile China is big, growing and getting a better military all the time. Do a yahoo search on chinese tanks sometime. What you find should be somewhat chilling.
These are not good times for us to to lose focus and strength.
The growing gap between rich and poor was foretold in sci fi books decades ago.
The recent israeli conflict showed how ineffectine normal armored warfare is against well trained insurgents hiding amongst civilians with shoulder launched or remote control bombs.
You CAN time the market!
But only after you trash the big 3 myths.
Myth 1 - its possible to get every point of every move ...Myth 2 - you'll never have a drawdown ......Myth 3 - you'll never have a loss