Im not going to get into a debate about US power and the limits of its ability to project itself. Im just going to say that you are only focusing on hard power. As I said before... I dont dispute that the US is the strongest military force on the planet.
As for your economics argument. The US has the worlds largest economy yes. But the reason why it is so large is because it is a complex web that spans the world. It is not an isolated economy. You go around beating your Pax Americana drum then you undermine that economy severely. Mostly because you will be bombing the very countries whom your economy relies upon (Saudi Arabia for example whose citizens not only make up the majority of the hijackers in 911... but whom actively promote Wahabism, a fundamentalist Islamic ideology, but one of the main countries America relies upon for its Oil addiction)
I will address this though.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
Did Einstein really try to stop the Manhattan Project? I haven't seen anything left in writing to that effect. It is said that he expressed regret when the bombs when they were dropped on Japan, but he never said that it was unnecessary. It was Einstein himself who told Roosevelt that building an atomic bomb was possible, and that Germany was pursuing such a bomb. And it was Einstein who recommended to Roosevelt that the US should assemble a team of scientists to explore the possibility of making an atomic bomb. There would have been no Manhattan Project or American atom bombs had it not been for Einstein. This letter to Roosevelt is available on the internet for everyone to see.
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The Atomic Heritage Foundation - "The Scientists' Petition:" A Forgotten Wartime Protest
read it and learn.
PS- Einstein isnt mentioned in this article. The fact Einstein was heavily involved can be found in a documentary called "The Truth Game" which was made by well known investigative journalist John Pilger.