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After a short review of my neoconservative-theoconservative post, Mark writes

And this is the fly in the ointment because in any forward strategy, like the one outlined very well by Dan, it isn't simply your momentum that is the main variable but also your friction. You don't get any higher in terms of friction than Richard " The Prince of Darkness" Perle...unless of course you are Pat Robertson. And this axis, to the extent that it is perceived to exist as a powerful juggernaut, combines both.

Mark is adding "friction" to "direction" and "speed" as factors that determine whether a movement is winning or losing. Now, if we make a four-by-four square that looks at direction and speed, we get...