Can you face the truth cons.. US in decline due to Iraq, Russia and China in the ascendancy?

Question

The effects of Bush's war OF terror is more far reaching than first thought.

Answer 1

the selling point of the neo-con agenda was to retard the US's relative decline in the world, but as you rightly point out, it has radically accelerated it to almost an irreversible point. China alone if they wanted to destroy America now could simply call in their debts. They wisely choose not to as they need the US market to dump their produce onto.

Answer 2

I wonder if the US is just a youg man unable to admit to not always being the best at everything

There was never this much fuss over the fact that Britian could no longer afford to administer the Empire after the 2 nd war - They simply set about dumping it India got what is was begging for Newoundland was given a choice of joining Canada the US or being independant and other nations were also given up - Most of the British Empire was radically changed by 1950 They needed to regroup after the war and the knew it

This was the vacum of power that allowed the US to become what it has - The Russian advance won the war for us and at a cost of 25 million dead we all got a lesson in how insane the Russians could be - The US more or less pissed it's pants and thus the cold war and a new Empire to relplace the old one

The sun may well have set on the American Empire but the reaction is very diferent as you can see here

It is not a big deal or it shouldn't be a big deal America was not born a super power - but rather an isolationist puritanical nation of ex British colonialists who had some severe difficulties with His Majesty King George 111

It of course didn't help that the King was insane -

My suggestion to the Americans is maybe stay away from people named George - although Washington seems to have worked out well for you

Although we in Canada are your younger brother we seemed to have gained some age as a nation by simply refuseing the Motherlands requests that we sort out our own problems without them For instance we had the power to change our own Constitution in he 60's but it took 20 ears for us to come up with a Constution of our own until 1982 Our flag was the British red ensign right up until the 60's - I think we should have kept that one myself

Anway I digress It is a hobby of mine to view nations as persons at a party It helps me invision foriegn and domestic policy better

Answer 3

in the Asian Coalition which you propose, how can Russia slot in? The Tripartite alliance between Russia, India, and China is a robust concept. It has no longer taken off. China is careful approximately India and the relatives has no longer blossomed as yet. the justifications are actually not some distance to look for. The undesirable thoughts of the Indo-China war of 1961 are nonetheless there and the foremost area of the dispute which delivered on the conflict proceed to be unresolved and buried under the carpet. China seem to have predilection for Pakistan and think of with regard to the latter as a counter balancing rigidity against India. If in any respect, the stated tripartite relatives will could desire to emerge, it relies upon on 2 aspects. Russia could desire to convince China to actively woo India; Or Indo-Pak relatives could desire to advance dramatically. i think of the two the opportunities are somewhat distant.

Answer 4

So it's because of Iraq that we are on the decline? How much of the over 2.5 TRILLION DOLLAR/year federal revenue goes to Iraq? How many sectors have been hampered by the Iraq war?

Sorry but the decline of the USA and the rise of China (I haven't a clue where Russia falls into your paradigm) is due to our stagnation due to excess. We are very much like the Rome at it's end when it's citizens felt it was beneath them to do work. Except it's not the classic "work" but benefits that we feel as necessary for life....benefits that gives us stability (health insurance, retirement income, etc) that we, as a nation, don't understand exist as perks....not standards.

Answer 5

Every great empire has fallen. Unfortunately, the U.S. will be no exception, like it or not. But life goes on. The Sun never used to set on the British Empire but it does now, and life goes on for the British people.

Answer 6

You are delusional. Knocking the US does not make it fact. The US economy is booming. The stock market is back to reaching new highs every few days. The annual deficit is way down. Total tax income is way up.

We are so far ahead of the countries you listed, that they will never catch up. People in China are working for as little as 25 cents per hour.

Answer 7

Decline? Hardly.

Answer 8

Where is this decline you libs keep whining about. I don't see any decline. Wages are up, Taxes are down, unemployment is down, GNP is up, deficit is decreasing, stock market it up. The only decline I can se is the steady decline of the stupid democrat influence over how things are done in this Country. When will you realize that your party is washed up and your outlook is screwed up?

Answer 9

Really? China is growing up? Wow, I bet its amazing that they are moving beyond the horse drawn buggy.

Russia isn't doing any such thing. They are desperately trying to revive communism that's true.

Answer 10

I hate politics, I don't care what's going on in the world, I don't watch the news, im not a registered voter, it's all a waste of time.