Failed Nations Vs. Stable Nations

[Schnell]

Then why did the terrorists run with it?

If it was all plotted and facilitated by the CIA, wouldn't the terrorists deny the actions because they would know that it would give them a disadvantage at hand (inflation in morale and anitsemitism which ultimately can be used to fuel American will-power)?

Isn't it in human nature to deny false claims that would definitely hurt your reputation or name? Where is evidence of this?

I think you've got this backwards. The attack boosts morale in anti-American groups and the crater, which is still there(!), is a monument to the impotence of western bureaucracy at it's worst. As for reputation, the important thing wasn't to be accepted in the western world, but getting respect from peers and potential sympathizers.

 

[MCR__Ftw]

I think that the USA poses a great threat to everybody, not the other way round. Answering the question, I'd say that what you ignorantly refer to as "failed nations", pose more of a threat to the good ol' USA, one of the worlds greatest superpowers and possibly the biggest influence of Western society!

Russia and China are currently pretty large threats to the U.S. China and Russia are increasing funding in their military, with Russia constructing over 700 new strategic nuclear weapons. Also, not to mention China has us by the balls economic wise.

Also, we're currently discussing this in debate lol.

 

[Sythe]

10% as for now...

20% if you don't use fudged numbers.
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/t.../06/true-unemployment-rate-already-at-20.aspx
http://bx.businessweek.com/us-finan...56976209780-ecae27e1a67e2d845f2a2c9d604eb0e5/

Currency is relatively stable, economy is highly volatile, but there's no indicator that we'll see any sort of hyperinflation or total collapse yet...

Keep drinking the cool-aid. There are actually dozens of indicators... but you've not yet figured out that this is physical actual reality we're talking about ... the very near, very personal, future of everyone on this forum... so you won't bother actually investigating.

 

[Joseg1320]

I think failed nations pose more of a threat because they are most likely corrupt and they have nothing to lose. They will try to get what they want by inflicting damage and terror into other stable nations.

It's like having a stubborn annoying kid, and a well educated and well mannered little boy. The one that bugs you the most and annoys you will be more of a pain in the ass than the well mannered one.

 

[shawnvd]

Can you name another country that has the world's best militia in terms of firepower, delivery/execution, intelligence?

Could you care to name a nation that has such a prosperous and large trading economy as the U.S?

LET'S NOT FORGET: U.S has argubly, one of the world's greatest influences in regards to politics and culturally.

You're only taking account for one factor when there are, clearly, more factors that defeats it.



I like how you never took the time and think about as to why I chose this country. Who is the world superpower?

One of the reasons why the U.S. is in debt is because of it's obsession with military power. On the other hand... the military power is the only thing stopping the U.S. from getting destroyed.

 

[MCR__Ftw]

I think failed nations pose more of a threat because they are most likely corrupt and they have nothing to lose. They will try to get what they want by inflicting damage and terror into other stable nations.

It's like having a stubborn annoying kid, and a well educated and well mannered little boy. The one that bugs you the most and annoys you will be more of a pain in the ass than the well mannered one.

The U.S. can be destroyed in other aspects aside from war and terror. Economic wise if China's economy were to crumble, so would the United States', mostly because China is currently the largest importer of goods to the U.S. . Aside from that Russia's president has stated that Russia will use military power as an option if it's interests are not met.

The terrorists receive a large number of their weapons from stable nations such as the United States (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/08/arms-trade-us-terrorists-nuclear) as well as Russia (http://www.cfr.org/publication/9549/).

 

[FreedomFight]

20% if you don't use fudged numbers.
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/t.../06/true-unemployment-rate-already-at-20.aspx
http://bx.businessweek.com/us-finan...56976209780-ecae27e1a67e2d845f2a2c9d604eb0e5/

Well statistics are always fudged depending what or who you count. The more important figure is the relative change in the past decade. According to those articles, the numbers have been "fudged" this way since the Clinton administration... when the economy at least appeared to be doing well.

Keep drinking the cool-aid. There are actually dozens of indicators... but you've not yet figured out that this is physical actual reality we're talking about ... the very near, very personal, future of everyone on this forum... so you won't bother actually investigating.

So what do you expect to happen? I can see us getting overtaken as the world power within a few decades, but do you imagine fires, riots, complete collapse? Even if things sinks down to the level of the "Great Depression" as the articles have enumerated, the fact that the USA is here today is testament to how resilient the market is.

If anything though, the collapse of the government into some anarchial state seems like something you woudln't mind seeing. Alternatively, the way I see it, the more people that riot about how doomsday is approaching, the more excuse the government has to expand its power. That is, it is quite possible that the 1930's economy rebounded on its own, but emerging from the ashes came a government that was much larger than it was before.