The Next Prez of the USA

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You say that as if it's bad thing,even if true.

It could have easily become a bad thing. This other similar event in history nearly took over the world.

Whenever an empire makes a land grab, you can be fairly certain they will grow more powerful once they have effectively proven they own that land, and begun using both its resources and population to increase their overall production capacity.

Seriously; who gives a rat's rectum? Not this little black duck.( apart from the oil of course.)

I do... the United States made its point (if the point was only to be a show of what happens when you piss us off)... but then they have failed to either annex the land or retreat. This leaves them in a position where either they do not know rightly what they want to do... or at least it likely seems this way to their enemies and us alike... who likely sense this as a weakness and have pressed on with certainty whilst the United States doesn't make a decision. And since it has taken so long now... their enemies might just follow them home.

And if there is one thing that would damage America politically and productively: it is a war on their soil.

I've never really understood the mind set of many 'ordinary' Americans who seem to have appointed themselves World Police.

It is a bit silly... but surely you can see how this might work to the government's advantage?

Innate American jingoism has helped make the US the most powerful,feared and hated nation on earth.

Most powerful? I am sorry... but that is China. The USA is still very strong of course. Most feared? I think that might be North Korea... but I can see America being seen in that light to be advantageous to it. Most hated? Depends on where you look. If it is true, then that is a poor place to be occupying politically... and it would be quite easy for them to be "dogpiled", especially if some of their old enemies (Ie: Russia) and the ancient powerhouse that is China were to be involved against the United States.