Will the USA collapse after the Iraq war like the USSR did or will we be able to pay off the national debt?

Answer 1

We have set all the pieces in place for a collapse; massive debt, collapse of the dollar, shifting of tax burden to mid/low income earners, falling avg wages, exporting manufacturing, massive corruption, huge gap between rich-poor, encouragement of public apathy.

Things don't look good for our kids.

Answer 2

Russia, which became the USSR, collapsed after the first world war because of a long history of deprivation and autocratic rule, which worked, as long as the Autocrat was strong, and supported by religion. When WW1 happened, there was a vacuum at the top in Russia, and religion had been discredited. The Tzar, could no longer invoke God and his will to get a starving populace to fight, often with their bare hands and NO equipment.
It seems to me that if our Congress is successful at defunding the soldiers in Iraq, they may be able to creat a similar situation there, but we still have a President who is strong, religion is still credible, and our populace will not allow our forces to be abandoned.
In general, our population isn't starving, so we have time and energy to devote to making sure that our responsibilities are met.
If we get the big spenders out of Washington, we will be able to retire some of the debt. If not, we will just print more money, and we will have even more inflation. People won't live as well as they have, but they will live. If it gets bad enough, the people will change the government, and get rid of the policy makers who have put us in this position.
That is the beauty of our system of government, we can change it. The people of Russia, had no power, they couldn't change anything, until they had the Revolution, then they changed everything.
There is very little that is similiar in these two countries historically.
If you want to compare our country with some other country in history, you might want to look at the Roman Empire. There is much more similiarity between these two. You might also want to look at what happened to them.
We need to change our entire focus. We need to bring our troops home, not just from Iraq, but from every country we occupy. We need to mind our business. Now we are like the nosy neighbor who everybody hates, who cannot keep their own house in order, but is very busy telling everyone else how to clean theirs.
This is why I will support Ron Paul.

Answer 3

the U. S.`s invasion of Iraq in 1991 grow to be supported via the UN, however the extra moderen unprovoked and unfounded attacked grow to be no longer. The coaltion of the keen isn't the UN. Unilateral invasion is a conflict crime. intentionally focused on civillians and civillian infrastructure is a conflict crime. the U. S. refuses to resign the Geneva convention, thinks torture is a sturdy concept, helps using land mines and cluster bombs and a minimum of 50,000 ( and as much as six hundred,000 ) deaths have resulted from the present Iraq fiasco. regrettably, the UN resoultions that the U. S. dislikes are skipped over. it rather is a convinient conceal tale for US foriegn coverage at cases yet whilst that's inconvinient it rather is skipped over. i does not be suprised if some style of action grow to be made against the U. S., yet they're purely words that can not rather be enforced. Sorry. i'm no longer very pleased approximately it the two. that's referred to as realpolitic.

Answer 4

Always hard to predict since the US is close to the edge, one push from something else can really put it into a recession. I would not go as far as a complete collapse yet.

US can easily get itself on the right track, just need the right person to head it in the right direction.

Answer 5

No, America will not collapse, but, we do need to make fundamental commitements to a balanced budget, sane foreign policy, and wise expenditures here at home, becuase, as the world becomes more competitive, we are less likely to rule by decree.

Answer 6

No the USA Will no fall, when the Democrats take control of the white house they will clean up the mess left by the Repubs and get this great country back on the right track and back up where it belongs. Just like Bill Clinton did..

Answer 7

The usa has collapsed allready in the eyes of mostly all humans on earth.
When u loose trust & reputation, that is the start of the end.

Answer 8

I cant see anything good on the horizon if the USA does not address congressional spending and the.....

"$ 46,000,000,000,000+ "entitlement deficit

In 2040 the last of the "Baby Boomers " start to collect social security. It currently is not funded.

With the current Record trade deficits, globalism movement, and the constant erosion of our sovereignty.......
Anyone who thinks we are going to spend our way out of this one is delusional.

Answer 9

Not if the American people show some intelligence and elect either Clinton or Obama.

Answer 10

I hope not since I live in this country lol. I'm more concerned about things falling apart with Iran, which could then draw in their allies Russia and China.