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Originally posted by Snake64_009
An empire? Tell me then what this "empire" consists of outside the USA. I would hardly call that an "empire".
The US was not responsible for the downfall of Nazi Germany, It was more the combined powers of the USSR from one side and the UK along with US on the other side. But in my opinion the USSR was more responsible as they managed to push them back fastest and got to Berlin first and THEN the germnas wanted to flea to the other side to surrender to the UK, US etc...
The downfall of the Soviet Union is a lot more complicated than the US "apparently" bankrupting the USSR. In my opinion the USSR tricked the US a lot. Who knows wether the USSR has TRULY fallen? The current Russian government is establishing its might once again.
..Imperial Japan, yes that is one country the US have managed to stop. But then again they did resort to nuclear bombs but still yes they were destroyed.
Originally posted by silencee
Originally posted by dk3000
I completely agree. Check your references a bit more carefully. Russia doesn't give a darn about what we are doing- they have their own agenda and are not so weak as to be following us around anymore.
Karma is a Beeeyatch!
Originally posted by West Coast
Just to name a few... The US, as a single nation, has the worlds largest economy, and accounts for 28% of the worlds GDP. The US constantly uses and is expected to thanklessly use its own resources to solve many of the world's problems. The US has the worlds most prolific military force this world has ever seen, the US leads in every major technological advancement making the US, the undisputed leader in the coming technological revolutions which will largely involve the convergence of nano, bio, information and materials technology. the massive US influence over the entire world, and of course American culture which has grown like a wild fire all over the globe.
What would russia have done, as well as the UK, without the backing of US industrial base that provided them with the necessary weapons? I agree, the US was not the sole purpose for the downfall of nazi, however, one could argue that the allies would not have been so affective without the US entering the war.
Russia lost many men, and the Russian cold was one of the biggest contributing factors to the russian success against nazi germany.
The atom bomb was one of the main contributing factors used to end WW2.
Originally posted by Snake64_009
Now how about an answer to my post regarding whether history lies or not?
History never lies! Interpretations of history sometimes do though.
There are many that draw on history to try and determine what will happen today. There is only one thing you can draw upon from history and that is human nature.
With the advent of the new technologies that have been developed in this century it brings forth a "new civilization". New civilizations produce new institutions of power as functions once handled informally become organized, detach as separate power centers, and assert political an cultural dominance.
Civilizations follow a life cycle in which their period of "youth" is marked by vigorous growth and cultural creativity, their period of "adulthood" is marked by the formation of empires, and their period of "decline" is marked by institutional coercion and violence involving those empires.
The US is in the decline period. China although they have been both many times, is in it's youth stage with the advent of new technology. They are my sole worry as we move ahead. Russia is doing it's best to catch up.
Peace,
Guz
[edit on 15-11-2007 by Guzzeppi]
Originally posted by captainslowTG
russia couldn't invade a tree house with wth a kalashnikov, and woriing about a modern russia is a litle impractical
Gen. Yury Baluyevsky is flying to Brussels later today to discuss with NATO chiefs of staff, among other things, Russia's suspension of its Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty obligations.
Originally posted by Guzzeppi
History never lies! Interpretations of history sometimes do though.
There are many that draw on history to try and determine what will happen today. There is only one thing you can draw upon from history and that is human nature.
With the advent of the new technologies that have been developed in this century it brings forth a "new civilization". New civilizations produce new institutions of power as functions once handled informally become organized, detach as separate power centers, and assert political an cultural dominance.
Civilizations follow a life cycle in which their period of "youth" is marked by vigorous growth and cultural creativity, their period of "adulthood" is marked by the formation of empires, and their period of "decline" is marked by institutional coercion and violence involving those empires.
The US is in the decline period. China although they have been both many times, is in it's youth stage with the advent of new technology. They are my sole worry as we move ahead. Russia is doing it's best to catch up.
Peace,
Guz
[edit on 15-11-2007 by Guzzeppi]
Originally posted by West Coast
Originally posted by Snake64_009
History does not lie.
Feel free to try and disprove me. (Ironically, you didnt, you just came up with the above tripe)
No, history does not lie. I agree BUT whose version of history? your own version? a certain number of history books version? many accounts are written about certain events and they don't always agree. Even your own version will have been made from your own research, research which will no doubt have been influenced by what you see around you.
[edit on 14/11/2007 by Snake64_009]
Originally posted by PrplHrt
I disagree with Putin's militarism as well.