Worrisome trends

[A Black Falcon]

Ahh, now there's a great photograph... :)

And yeah, Pakistan and Afghanistan are most likely our greatest security threats today, no question. There are plenty of problem areas, but nothing else is quite as dangerous as that...

Though really, overall, the world is still significantly more peaceful now than it has been at most points in history. Things are getting better overall... we just have instant access to anything that happens anywhere, so things just seem to be getting worse.