ssj12 said:
steven787 said:
There is a very simple demonstration of the world approach to the United States.
Economic
Many economies voluntarily tie them selves to the US economy by investing in the US commodities market and stocks. Norway's Pension Fund, Chinese Development Fund, Dubai D.F., etc. In addition there is cross borrowing, US bank borrows from one country to loan money to another or internally (which then ends up off shore sooner or later.) The interdependency creates a safety net so slowing of growth doesn't turn into a recession or another "Great Depression".
Military
Country ask for US aid or US enters combat without being asked, other countries complain. US doesn't enter combat, other countries complain. US pays all the bill for UN, everyone complains. US doesn't pay the UN bill, other countries complain.
The US isn't perfect, it is a nation behaving like other nations do, or would if in similar circumstances. France, Britain, Germany, Russia, and China all have their share of modern military involvement where you could probably find fault with the greater powers logic. The fact of the matter is, if a nation has power to use its military for its benefit it does. I am not saying this is the way it should be, just that it is the way it is.
The modern day interdependency of both economy and defense is what prevents these powers from going to war with one another and killing millions of people.
Every other country uses it military in one way or another to get what it wants. Poland helps in Iraq to gain favor. UN peacekeepers stand around as a group of nations decide not to get involved but to be close by as a threat to another power they don't like. If any of you really believe that any UN peacekeeping group is sent by the home countries for human rights, you are naive. |
I agree with your post. This is the exact situation that this world and the US is in. Everyone loves us to hate us yet its their fault that they tied themselves to us. God I hate not being able to just put QFT and end it there. lol |
Not to sound patriotic, because I trying to remain objective; on the topic:
The only reason why we are seeing a recession now is because market prices were growing faster than the real value. Homes were over because of low interest rates and foreign investment in resale. Stocks were because of foreign investment into the US Stock exchange on artificially weak dollar v. artificially strong international currencies (mostly Pounds (UK) and the Euro). Because Russia, China, and the EU all trade with real international criminals for oil (not petty criminals like themselves and the US) this drove oil prices in the US up, because it created fear of an international movement against major oil companies, like an Iranian Oil Bourse. (The questionable US sources are being corporately boycotted) Over reliance of foreign government on US production, instead of actually producing, caused most of the problems.
