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Originally posted by evanfitz
Yeah, every superpower the world has seen, had been destroyed or crumbled in some way. I know for fact my country (USA) won't stay as a superpower for much longer. I only wish we could of left a better mark on the world.
Originally posted by Wild_Eyed_Southern_Boy
If you will do your research, you will find that the US had attempted to stay out of WWII and let Europe, Nevilles Chamberlain to be exact, to take care of the growing threat of Nazi Germany. Europe chose to pacify Hitler with diplomacy even when there were clear signs of his intentions.
Originally posted by Wild_Eyed_Southern_Boy
You have got to be frickin' kidding me. Sure the US has made some mistakes in its history, but what do you think our world would be like if the US was to take an absolute neutral/isolationist foreign policy? I don't like our country being the world's policeman either but it is clear that there are far too many situations where the UN and the other wealthy industrialized nations on our planet have been impotent or unwilling to confront issues that threaten global security.
If you will do your research, you will find that the US had attempted to stay out of WWII and let Europe, Nevilles Chamberlain to be exact, to take care of the growing threat of Nazi Germany. Europe chose to pacify Hitler with diplomacy even when there were clear signs of his intentions. The rest is history. So here we are 66 years later with no Hitler, no Soviet Union, no Imperial Japan and all this bitching about the US taking initiative to address growing threats to the stability of the planet. Its too bad Europe and the US didnt have this foreign policy in 1935.
There is sure to be some backlash from the reply above such as, "yet another claim that the US saves the world", blah blah blah. It's clearly some sensitivity to the fact that the US is not affraid to stand up for the little guy - even when the little guy sticks the knife in our back on occassion.
If I had it my way, the US would withdraw all troops from Europe, Asia, and Africa, cut all financial/technological/humanitarian aid to the countries that would just assume spit on us, create the same restrictive trade policies as our favored trading partners currently impose on our goods, withdraw from the UN, withdraw from NATO, and let the friggin' cards fall where they may.
I like the way you think It's about time for the american people to pick up the 38 specials and take care of business on our land and to hell with the rest of the world and all the problems that comes along with helping anyone beyond this point.
Kickbutt post boyfriend.
Originally posted by ben91069
Our debt may be large, but I for one am not going to cough up $27K to bail out our government. If I can balance a checkbook, then the wonderful self proclaimed leaders should be setting the highest example of financial integrity. If they can't run a country in the green, then when the chips fall - I say let them hang.
Instead of fearing the failure of the US (which will definitely happen eventually), consider yourself fortunate to be living in a vibrant, interesting, and historical time. This stuff will be read about 1000's of years from now as another downfall. Hopefully, we will take history lessons more seriously at that time than we do now.
Originally posted by iceTman
>>The American people have absolutely no desire to conquer the world
Originally posted by iceTman
>>The American people have absolutely no desire to conquer the world