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Second quote is not mine. (edit: I made a mistake, didn't quote which comment I was responding to, now I correct this. I am referring to the comment of Rightwinger)

You forget that nobody asked America to save the World:). Oh well, you know WW1 wasn't about saving the world from the back-then not so evil Germans, but about American loans to the Entente powers. After defeating them, who just wanted a bigger slice of the cake - I note, German imperialism was the same like British or French- the British and the French received even more colonies, while Germany got nothing, nay - they've got to pay for the whole war! Same for Austria-Hungary, which was

I didn't express myself something sharply. What I meant is that American civilians never really experienced war on their on skin. American cities were never bombed, nor factories. It became never a mass experience for them that war is a horrible thing. American population lacks the experience of being bombed on a daily basis, living in fear, having blackouts every third our, having not enough food. And your country is very vulnerable not just on the side of morale. Y

As long as America won't meet its match, it will be unable to conduct a successful war because these political elements and the media. Pulling out because of some 3000 losses is a major weakness. It is called major defeat. It also raises doubt what kind of morale this country has. If losing 3000 troops is a serious loss, what will happen in a real war? And don't forget, there is no American living now who experienced what a real war can mean in terms of economic disruption. You

Europeans certainly do not hate Americans. Politically the U.S tries to masquarade itself as a friend and ally of Europe, but everyone knows this is not true. Your politicians try to destabilize the European Union, quite successfully. This is not a gesture of friendship. Maybe you don't see, but Europe and America are natural allies, a strong European Union would be better for the U.S than some loose group of countries. A weak E.U cannot defend itself against the hordes of Mus

Global warming is not so fast in normal circumstances. It is a shame Americans put "their"(their capitalists') business interests before their own interests and before the interests of everyone else. And then some of you are wondering, why there is "America-hating". Weather irregularities, bad crops, flooded cities will teach the lesson to America. Problem is, it is not just you who suck for it..

First of all, there is no such an entity as Iraqi nation. Iraq was carved out of the Ottoman Empire quite randomly after WW1. Thanks to the "smart" people of the contemporary West, lots of such horrible countries and borders were made in the past 150 years. 1. Half of Africa owns its disfunctionality to colonization-era borders 2. Splitting the Habsburg Empire and making countries like Hungary with 1/3 of their ethnic population outside of its borders wasn't a good idea either.. t

Sorry to say, but America is weak in traditional warfare. You have no endurance of losses. You lost some 3000 troops and you plan to pull out. 3000 troops is nothing. Comparing to 300 million it is 0.00001. And in case you really do it, and pull out, you will just leave behind chaos and hate. It will be the least successful war of the past hundred years, wasting military personnel, money and prestige in the process.

Humanity will not live long enough to colonize space.

Reagen was the best President the United States ever had. At least I think so.

Democrats use and abuse, that's they are about. Sad part is that Black people assist to their own abuse by the Democrats. Unawareness of their own interests? Maybe. I think your example reflects the creeping wrongness of our reality. Will be there a wake up from this bad dream? I hope so.

Well-formulated thoughts. But these checks and balances can be sidestepped easily with the effective use of the majority Democrats gained. It all depends on their leadership, and I think after years of being out of power they are eager to show that they are strong, can work for the country, etc. Pelosi's straight-faced lies about partnership instead of partisanship shows this intention. Question is. will they be able to seize themselves back? Remains to be seen..

Isn't it interesting how the election lines changed comparing to, say 1860? It is almost the opposite of what it used to be in the past. Back then progression rose from the now Blue States; now progression comes from the Red States which used to be the blue ones. A complete reshift. One thing remained unchanged: the Republicans were and are the carriers of progression. The Democrats? Look at their voter demography. The majority of actives vote Republican, and passives vote overwhel

They'll also blindly go on adding regulations that will be aimed at protecting us all from greenhouse gases and global warming but which add untold billions to the costs of doing business in this country, effectively making it all the more stupid to do business here when it can be done more cheaply in third world countries without the expensive wages and expensive costs fo

Hello there. This is my first post. I'm from Europe. And I'm not entirely clear on how your economy still works. Let's look at the facts! You are de-industrializing. The bulk of your industrial jobs has moved away to other countries, where the workforce is much cheaper, thus producing with more profits. The effect can be clearly seen on the region now-called Rust Belt, which used to be the American industrial heartland. (Do