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Juche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-22-08 11:23 PM
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19. In some ways
We have the biggest military on earth, but we can't conquer a 3rd world nation that was under international sanctions for 12 years. We couldn't conquer vietnam either and the USSR couldn't conquer Afghanistan. So military might is overrated when you factor in guerilla warfare.

Economically we are in debt to China by a trillion or more. And our economy is floundering.

We are a quasi-superpower. Right now Venezuela is organizing banks in latin america to counteract the influence of US led banks like the IMF or world Bank. Other countries are growing in science.

In 20 years no we won't be a superpower anymore. By then the EU and China will be superpowers just as strong if not stronger.
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