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Old 02-02-2010, 11:43 AM
 
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States stood tall -- militarily invincible, economically unrivalled, diplomatically uncontestable, and the dominating force on information channels worldwide. The next century was to be the true "American century," with the rest of the world molding itself in the image of the sole superpower.

Yet, with not even a decade of this century behind us, we are already witnessing the rise of a multipolar world in which new powers are challenging different aspects of American supremacy -- Russia and China in the forefront, with regional powers Venezuela and Iran forming the second rank. These emergent powers are primed to erode American hegemony, not confront it, singly or jointly.

How and why has the world evolved in this way so soon? The Bush administration's debacle in Iraq is certainly a major factor in this transformation, a classic example of an imperialist power, brimming with hubris, over-extending itself. To the relief of many -- in the U. S. and elsewhere -- the Iraq fiasco has demonstrated the striking limitations of power for the globe's highest-tech, most destructive military machine. In Iraq, Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to two U.S. presidents, concedes in a recent op-ed, "We are being wrestled to a draw by opponents who are not even an organized state adversary."


Tomgram: Dilip Hiro, America on the Downward Slope | TomDispatch
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Old 02-02-2010, 12:22 PM
 
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Another diminished mental capacity Boooooosh Derangement Syndrome hate America first rant. Since we're so pathetic and no longer compete we can just close our borders until we get our act back together.

Let the beggars sink in the ocean, eh? Except the French homosexuals. We need more of those to teach us some manners.
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Old 02-02-2010, 12:26 PM
 
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Another diminished mental capacity Boooooosh Derangement Syndrome hate America first rant. Since we're so pathetic and no longer compete we can just close our borders until we get our act back together.

Let the beggars sink in the ocean, eh? Except the French homosexuals. We need more of those to teach us some manners.
The way you support your posts with relevant facts and infomation and intelligent debate is enviable.
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Old 02-02-2010, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Same as the Roman Empire. Assimilate aliens, bread and circuses, and bases throughout the world combined will be the end of America as a superpower. About damn time.
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Old 02-02-2010, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Doesn't matter which administration you point the finger at..they're all in it IMHO.
A government is a reflection of it's people. You think our government is arrogant and corrupt ?
Well look in the mirror folks...the majority tend to elect and re-elect those that best reflect ourselves.
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Old 02-02-2010, 02:01 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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Doesn't matter which administration you point the finger at..they're all in it IMHO.
A government is a reflection of it's people. You think our government is arrogant and corrupt ?
Well look in the mirror folks...the majority tend to elect and re-elect those that best reflect ourselves.

There is some good point to what you have said. And true.
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Old 02-02-2010, 02:06 PM
 
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News Analysis - A Decade of Enormous Deficits May Alter American Politics and Power - NYTimes.com also harps on a similar theme - we have overextended ourselves and we, along with our deficits, are killing us.
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Old 02-02-2010, 02:10 PM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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"recent dispatch'?

this 'story' is two and a half years old
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Old 02-02-2010, 02:15 PM
 
Location: between Ath,GR & Mia,FL...
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Who is that "Dilip Hiro " ?

Another..."American "...?

Does his aunt know him ?

Anyway,America is a giant,no matter what poison some cockroaches,unknown by their aunts, will vomit ...

As for that "Brazil with nukes ",Russia & Venezuela,time to move to the nuclear-solar-hydrogen economy & turn them into India...
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Old 02-02-2010, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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If it happens, it will be nice to say to the other powers that they can't come crying to the big boy on the block when something happens. At some point other countries need to step up to do what they complain to the US about and let them solve now.
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