America's outer strength hides its inner weakness?

[martingale]

There IS a case that can be argued that says that America's unilateralism, it's contempt for international law, it's aggressive foreign policy is a sign NOT of America's strength and confidence, but of it's weakness and desperation. The US is running federal and trade deficits each amounting to half trillion dollars annually, making the US the greatest debtor nation in the world. An economically declining superpower must increasingly resort to military means to impose its will on others.

In the following article, Professor Walden Bello argues that America's ruling elite is badly managing its own empire:


http://www.fpif.org/outside/commentary/200...0305empire.html (http://www.fpif.org/outside/commentary/2003/0305empire.html)

[AC-Socialist]

Indeed, i think you've hit the metaphotical nail on the head there. As well as saying that, there is a camp of belief theorizing that america is at the moment trying in desperation to make friends. I know, ironic. Im sure they have cleard a certain amount of debt with the war however and continue to do so with sanctions against the 'axis'.

[Commie Girl]

Originally posted by [email protected] 20 2004, 11:59 AM
Indeed, i think you've hit the metaphotical nail on the head there. As well as saying that, there is a camp of belief theorizing that america is at the moment trying in desperation to make friends. I know, ironic. Im sure they have cleard a certain amount of debt with the war however and continue to do so with sanctions against the 'axis'.
<_< I recently was told from a "government official" , when I expressed my dismay with Paul Martin appearing to cozy up to the U&#036;, that in fact the U&#036; is busy courting its former "friends".

Comments?

[martingale]

More evidence of the inability of America&#39;s ruling elite to economically manage its own empire:

http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17547

As the article points out, Washington&#39;s drive to rule the world by brute military force is a telling sign of its economic decline:

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So why is George W. not more worried? As it turns out, in typical style, administration officials have seized this very scenario as yet another justification of their radical foreign policy. Some neoconservatives suggest that since the decline of US economic supremacy is imminent, it is more important than ever to extend our military control around the globe while we still can, even if it accelerates our economic decline.
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[Looter]

For me the War in Iraq is a dream come true. I knew Bush was going to invade Iraq from before he got elected. It&#39;s amazing how little the Washington press corp knows about whats really happening in Washington. The US has already lost the war in Iraq, the longer it takes them to realize this the worse the defeat will be, and this is a war they cant afford to lose, I believe out of it a great new Arab nation state is being forged and it will be devoted to destroying America. As a result of the war we need no longer fear America because first I understand how it&#39;s ruler think, and they are so devoid of vision and understanding that they really can&#39;t do anything right, and now they are bogged down in a quagmire they cant comprehend, and in order to achieve this they alienated half their allies. Imperialism is a paper Tiger, we cannot lose&#33;

[Rasta Sapian]

yes, the american economy is weak in many sectors.

And while the ecomomy slumps throughout this administation, large industry continues to produce, with in added bost of war on the agenda.

In combination many stocks and commodities can be purchased for a bargain, just another benefit for the weathy market trader. <_<



hey, can u here that

no, that is sound the gap widening between the have and havenots