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Europe's Wishes Came True

willis9 Wrote: Jan 24, 2013 3:41 PM
The statement that 'America drove the worlds economy" was true, but because of the govt. interference in our own free market in housing we broke our own economy and dragged the rest of the world down with us. the other part of the quote was about having enough money to provide military protection and thus peace was also true but that is also now history. We also had the will to play the leading role, now we have neither money, nor does our leadership have the will. Our economic power house was often accused of only succeeding by exploiting other countries resources. China has replaced us as the funding source for developing natural resources and political support. Now they will learn the real meaning of exploitation.
George257 Wrote: Jan 24, 2013 4:00 PM
An awful lot of harm is done in the world by stupid people trying to do good.

Almost a decade ago, Europeans and many progressive Americans were lamenting how the United States was going to miss out on the 21st-century paradigm symbolized by the robust European Union. Neanderthal Americans were importing ever more oil while waging a costly "war on terror" and fighting two conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our budget deficit in 2003 hit $374 billion.

The EU avoided foreign conflicts and embraced soft power. Its declining military budgets and centralized transnational government ensured that it could address global warming and fund ever-expanding entitlements. Even the poorer Mediterranean nations reached new heights of prosperity. The Greek economy...

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