Most would say Iran. However, John Edwards brought up China. Thoughts?
2007-12-12 23:09:27 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Without mentioning the U.S. itself, threats in this order:
1) China - economically (offshoring, buying up our debt)
2) Mecixo - economically (illegal immigration)
3) Saudi Arabia - economically (oil dependence, buying up our debt, corporations, and real estate)
4) Israel - undue influence on a wide range of issues slanted in their favor
5) North Korea - militarily (nukes)
2007-12-12 23:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by Joe D 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Militarily, Russia and China.
Economically, China and India.
Politically, Iran
2007-12-13 00:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by mjmayer188 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outsourcers from the United States have used China to destroy the American middle class. I assume you mean "threat" in a more conventional military sense, though. I'd say "threat" in the sense of being most likely to suck us into war, any country in the middle east.
2007-12-12 23:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest threat to the US is the US. We control our own destiny. The Principles of Liberty that we were founded upon made us a real tough nut to crack. Sadly, we have strayed away from these principles. I think Daniel Webster said it best.
"I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger. I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants, and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men, and become the instruments of their own undoing."
- Daniel Webster, 1837
2007-12-12 23:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Russia. I don't think most people believe Iran is a great threat to the US. Certainly the 16 US intelligencies don't.
2007-12-12 23:19:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
China
2007-12-12 23:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by Mom of 2 great boys 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Our biggest threat at the moment is Mexico. With an open border we are being flooded with illegals and drugs. We even have armed soldiers crossing our border.
China is not really that big of a threat because they depend on us as much as we depend on them.
Our biggest threat is Islamic violence and their determination to be a "war" power. We can not allow that to happen the damage they do in terrorism world wide is nothing compared to what they would do if they had nuclear weapons. The disruptions in the world they are causing are shaking the roots of western civilization. Europe deals with it daily while we try to prevent it from coming here.
2007-12-12 23:23:41 · answer #7 · answered by Locutus1of1 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
from technology and economic, china posed as the biggest threat to US as china is now rising as a superpower.
i think iran is just having some small nuclear problem. US can solve it in no time.
hopefully i wont get arrested after answer this question ....:P
2007-12-12 23:13:32 · answer #8 · answered by mystique_nkw 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Economically? That would be china, since thats where we're loaning from. Militiristically too. Howevver, politically, it could be the european union, with the euro priced so high and the union so large...
2007-12-12 23:12:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
With Bush in charge it's the US itself.
2007-12-13 01:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋