5th Column

I'm sympathetic to the charge that many in the US (and the West) in general, who root for our defeat. This is a common refrain from the Right side of the aisle. But I have trouble squaring this belief with the war of choice with Iran. How can one believe we are being eaten within and are one Donald Trump election away from "losing the country" and also think we should be going to war? I find these two ideas contradictory. In fact, if we are indeed on the brink of "losing the country," the last thing we need is a war.