Pakistan, Oct. 14 -- Naval ships are often metaphors for great events. The USS Forrest Sherman (DD931), one of the first post-World War II designed destroyers, is one of them.

Sherman's main armament is its three rapid-fire guns - one mounted forward on the bow and two in the stern facing the rear. Hence, cynics claimed Sherman was the first warship built to fight running away.

Three events last week reinforced this metaphor for America.

First, in the face of a possible Iranian threat, 12 U.S. B-1 bombers were quickly moved from the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force base at Fairford in England, presumably to a safer location. Given Ukraine's brilliant Operation "Spider's Web," which launched drones smuggled into Russia at key bases, des...