Quote Originally Posted by Bob's World View Post
Sponsors of such kings who cling too long in the face of such change find themselves beset by "Anarchists" or "Terrorists"; or mired in "COIN" campaigns dedicated to preserving the status quo.
Who is sponsoring kings? I don't see the US sponsoring any.

We're mired in COIN campaigns in places where we expelled and replaced regimes, not where we tried to preserve them.