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Originally Posted by Ryzorian
The problem is that the world bitches when we do nothing and bitches when we do anything. So we are kinda in a catch 22. Much of the world's problems are caused by "rats in the cellar". I agree that getting rid of the Rats is a good thing for all concerned, but getting the USA to get rid of them is like sending a rhino into a house, nothing good will come of it.
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"The world" is not a single person. All countries are in a catch 22 with their actions because there will always be more than one perspective on a particular issue.
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Originally Posted by Ryzorian
America's natural resources are huge, I took geology in colloge as part of an enviromental major. South Dakato just found what is possibly the third largest oil field in the world. All they did was cap it. We also have enough oil shale in colorado to last the US 300 years at our current consumtion rate...by itself.
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I call bullsh*t. But whatever.. it's not what you said.
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Frankly, I have no idea what the head honchos are trying to do. They certainly don't do what I would be doing, wich is harnessing our own resources and leaveing the rest of the world alone. Unless they are utilizeing the worlds resources FIRST..then plan to go to ours as a reserve? AS to the debt load not being a problem, it's based on GDP. Our GDP is 15trillion and our debt is about 15 trillion. Basically it would be like if you made 20,000 a year and were paying on a 20,000 debt..wich is what most home owners do every year.
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Um.. GDP is irrelevant because the US GOVERNMENT owns the national debt not the country. What's more important than GDP is actual money that the US government has (or can make available) to spend (i.e. the budget).
GDP would only be relevant if the government taxed EVERYTHING 100%.
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Originally Posted by Ryzorian
I will also admit that Vietnam was smart in it's basic understanding of the US. They just had to survive long enough for the giant monster to grow bored and walk away. However, unlike most nations, where "looseing" a war tends to be catastrophic, the US isn't bothered much. Vietnam remembers the US and the devestation it unleashed, most people in the US barely remember Vietnam, at best it's just a backdrop for a Rambo movie.
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USA still lost. Vietnam still won. No matter how you try to revise history.. this point will always remain.