1.0Deepak Chopra and Intenthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopradchoprahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopra/author/dchopraPitiful, Helpless Giant, Act II - Deepak Chopra and Intentrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8mgRolCgEk"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopra/2008/07/pitiful-helpless-giant-act-ii.html">Pitiful, Helpless Giant, Act II</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopra/2008/07/pitiful-helpless-giant-act-ii.html/embed#?secret=8mgRolCgEk" width="600" height="338" title="“Pitiful, Helpless Giant, Act II” — Deepak Chopra and Intent" data-secret="8mgRolCgEk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The specter of a defeated America remains the single most powerful motivator for national policy. As a country, victory is the only viable option. After two world wars in which America played the role of rescuer (the New World coming to end the bloody folly of the Old), it wasn’t until Richard Nixon portrayed America…