mornelithe on 13 February 2014
| JEMC said: Just for curiosity, what would happen if we factoy in the economic factors? I mean, Europe is still in crisis but its debt problems aren't alarming, meanwhile the US seems (at least from here) to be getting out of the crisis but its debt problem is worrisome. Don't know how Mexico and Canada are. I think China will decide who wins or loses simply by buying or not the debt  . |
Depends entirely upon the rules of engagement, initiative (who makes the first strike), who has the populace behind them, and what the end-game is. If it's a conflict that will end up in occupation, that would weigh heavily on either side. If it's simply reducing the others way of life to a pile of rubble, it's not as costly. Plus, the US has about 188 Trillion dollars in total assets, so even with the economy as fragile as it is, it's still extremely wealthy.
