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   cdward said, about 1 month ago

   That settles in ANandy, you are a loony.

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   William Wilkerson said, about 1 month ago

   Oh I dunno - this nation has a sad history of historical revisionism to go hand-in-hand with our tragic history of rolling into other nations and making our desires their history; will of the people be damned into Hell & Back…

   Why not Iraq ?

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   dtroutma said, about 1 month ago

   We can also go back to Dominican Republic and Philippines and other areas seized by expansionist doctrine in our past. The problem isn’t the “fall of America”, but the rise of so many other nations that are finally tired of our bullying. Working together given our over-crowded world seems much more sensible than histrionics over not losing our “historic” position as ambiguous tyrant.

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   Tecolote said, about 1 month ago

   droutma, you are so right…! When are we going to stop wanting the whole world dance at our tune? Who said we are right? Just ask any nationalist anywhere in the world. We must admit the world is populated by PEOPLE, not monkeys.

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   DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago

   And that all the other cultures in the world are failed attempts at being American.

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   Corosive Frog said, about 1 month ago

   No superpower lasts forever.

   Rome wasn’t on top forever, Britain wasn’t at the top forever, America won’t be at the top forever and if ever Canada gets at the top, it won’t be there forever.

   Be grateful the downfall is gentle so far. Germany’s and Japan’s were not.

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   DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago

   We don’t wanna be on top.

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   Michigander said, about 1 month ago

   Add to it the Americans who are trying to terrorize or organize terrorism in our own country.

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   4uk4ata said, about 1 month ago

   The rumors about death of the American status as a superpower might be a little premature. For all the resources it squandered, the US is still quite formidable - and if it gets its act together can emerge from this crisis even stronger.

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    cdward said, about 1 month ago

    ANandy’s comment disappeared - so my comment above to him is a bit out of context now…

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    striper77 said, about 1 month ago

    The closest Canada will get to the top is geographically above the United States.
    But do not worry with Obama, the democrats and the liberals the USA will be equal to or less than Canada before long.

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    deadheadzan said, about 1 month ago

    No, the power of the USA should not rest in world domination, it should rest in being an example of positive good in the world community. Our culture fascinates the world, but is our culture now inspiring or is it now jaded and overly materialistic?

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    Magnaut said, about 1 month ago

    fight to win or get out…it’s not just US troops dying there but WE have the lead and need to make it happen.

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    Corosive Frog said, about 1 month ago

    striper, we just don’t believe your conspiracy theory.

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    cdward said, about 1 month ago

    The trick is, nobody knows what it means to “win.” Hard to fight to win in that case.

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    ahab said, about 1 month ago

    good one Mr Conrad. Our involvement in these countries has unraveled our country in so many ways. Funny, Viet Nam has done just fine since we left.

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    M Henri Day said, about 1 month ago

    Imperial overreach leads inevitably to decline. Let us hope that it comes fairly peaceably and that the rest of the world is not dragged into a thermonuclear cataclysm by the leaders of a dying empire….

    Henri

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    DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago

    Henri; many agree with your analysis and your hopes.

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    Wildcard24365 said, about 1 month ago

    @Corrosive Frog: Germany? Japan? We propped them up and brought them back from the ashes. Carthage got no such courtesy from Rome.

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    Wildcard24365 said, about 1 month ago

    @cdward: Don’t worry. It’s relevant in any context. ;-)

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    Wildcard24365 said, about 1 month ago

    @Michigander: You might say that. A lot of what brought Rome down were internal issues: corruption, revolting subject provinces…

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    Wildcard24365 said, about 1 month ago

    @M Henri Day, @DrCanuck: we can hope, but much like Rome, the fall of the U.S. Hegemony will have a lot of far-reaching consequences, and I don’t think it’s too much to suggest cities may well be burned off the map in the aftermath.

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    DrCanuck said, about 1 month ago

    Quite likely. The warnings are there, but we chose to ignore them.

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    fennec said, about 1 month ago

    For the “libs” (like me) an interesting POV bit:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/17/david-hare-decade-9-11
    Not exactly exhilerating but…