A decision such as that which favored us “legally” cannot be enforced except by using force against force. Force that we do not have; force that our so-called “allies” are not willing to expend to assist us. And I have no doubt that our economic managers know whereof they are coming, and where they want this nation to go. He has made examples among those perceived to be close to him, on the basis even of “just a whiff of corruption.”But there does not seem to be an infectious sense of urgency in government. I hope the Sona next Monday becomes a declaration of a real sense of urgency beyond the drug war, and gets the Build Build Build program taking off beyond mantra.

Source: The Standard July 16, 2017 16:07 UTC