OK! This one demands a heartfelt answer from the world (all countries with the exception of the USA ).?

Question

Be true to your heart and answer ...given the responsibilities the USA has with regaurd to international aid and control. Given the complete chaos that would occure if the US just dissappeared overnight, who COULD and who WOULD be able to step up? Who could fit the bill? Be honest and just thank the country that supports the common good of the whole world.

Ok forgive the ego, but if the world can say they would not suffer without our help, then the world is not telling the truth. No?

Answer 1

Who could step in?
Whoever has the biggest military...of course.
And if people think America sucks.
Wait to you have to kiss the *** of the RED CHINESE.

Answer 2

You have struck on a concept most people fail to understand; the concept of hegemony. By the way, it is not a dirty word. I think every history student knows what happened when Great Britain, the 19th and early 20th century hegemon was no longer capable of fulfilling its obligations and America found it best to withdraw into isolationism--the Great (worldwide) Depression, various petty wars, and ultimately, WWII.

Several countries are capable of stepping forward to fill a void left if the U.S. chose to withdraw; however, the question exists as to whether they would. Japan, China, Germany, the European Union, Russia, and others. Would they do it, or withdraw like the U.S. did in the 1920s? Would we accept any of them? Who knows?

Hegemony is more than being the big kid on the block. A Global hegemon facilitates international law (the U.S. has been rather bad at this lately), which includes public and private international law, facilitates economic interaction (hence the dollar as a world currency (as is the euro, yen, pound sterling, and Swiss franc)

I suspect we would suffer the complexities of a multi-polar world with various sub-hegemon. Japan and China would compete for Asian dominance, with Russia and the European Union competing for Western dominance. Ultimately, Russia (in conjunction with Germany) would win due to the EU's incapability to make quick decisions. Australia would have some dominance in South America, but I can't imagine the U.S. setting still and simply surrendering its position.

Hegemony has economic benefits, but those benefits only come with fulfilling responsibilities. Therefore, your portrayal of the United States as a selfless hegemon is inaccurate. I would hypothesize that the U.S. has been one of the more benevolent hegemon the world has experienced. But, to glean benefits, a hegemon must remain rather benevolent. Although one would have to explore the concept thoroughly to recognize it, the United States has emerged a winner by serving as the world's hegemon for the last century (the American Century?)

Whether or not the U.S. will remain the global hegemon depends largely on its leaders. Under George H.W. Bush or Bill Clinton, I would have predicted America is set for another century; under George W. Bush, I doubt if it has a decade. Hopefully, America's policies will change in time to preserve its position.

Answer 3

As the most powerful of all countries in the world, the USA should accept responsibility for their actions, as far as I can see, things are getting out of their hands in the middle east...
If I try to simplify my answer; the USA are the big brother, which comes to rescue when needed,( that is especially truth of the Europe ), but which sometimes makes clumsy performance by unnecessary involvements that come to cost him dearly !

Answer 4

Well the world would be in a whole world of sh!t but they would manage. I mean we have been only around for less than 300 years and they did okay without us, of course the loss of US aid would deliver a serious blow to a lot of nations economies and possibly cause thousands of deaths particullarly in Israel but sooner or later the world will balance itself. Were just part of this world not the world in general. Its like losing a limb, it would be weird and akward at first butt sooner or later you learn to live without it.

Answer 5

LOL....You would think that the world didn't exist before the federal government of these United States was formed. It would take such a major event to erase us from the map...who knows....maybe the remaining leaders would finally recognize the danger of seeking global domination and decide to work together....wouldn't that be ironic?

Answer 6

well... the EU, China and the U.S. are all HUGE cogs of the international economy (granted the U.S. is the largest)... but if any of those fell/disappeared, it would almost sink all international markets... (China had a market scare a few months ago and the U.S. market took a nose dive... and that's not even the nation disappearing)...

do you really think the U.S. market would do anything if China or the EU disappeared? heck, the U.S. wouldn't have any goods to sell if China disappeared...

it's all interconnected now... like a big lego house... you can't just take one wall away and expect it to stand up... even if you keep the strongest wall in place

Answer 7

The world will continue to turn without the current US government. Some places better some worse.

Answer 8

The U.S. dollar is legal tender all over the world!

Answer 9

Joel, while I am proud to be a US citizen and `am thankful to live in this country, do not act as though the US is innocent of wrong doings. Yes we give out billions in aid, but we also believe we are entitled, and that we do no wrong! I prefer to live in reality, all government is corrupt!

Answer 10

funny, if it was not for the republican party driving the US foreign policy for the last 75 odd years (screwing over people for profits outside of the US),
there would not be this resentment directed towards the US now?

perhaps.