Report: U.S. Dominance and Influence Predicted to Fade
What should we do? Does Bush get the blame?
FOX-Alarming government report predicts environmental catastrophe, threat of nuclear war and the decline of America as the dominant global power by 2025.
The next two decades will see a world living with the daily threat of nuclear war, environmental catastrophe and the decline of America as the dominant global power, according to a frighteningly bleak assessment by the U.S. intelligence community.
“The world of the near future will be subject to an increased likelihood of conflict over resources, including food and water, and will be haunted by the persistence of rogue states and terrorist groups with greater access to nuclear weapons,” said the report by the National Intelligence Council.
November 21st, 2008 at 7:09 am
FYI
AP-Intel report predicts U.S. decline, Russia’s rise
U.S. trend analysis cites Moscow oil boom, dollar woes and al-Qaida’s decay
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27835353
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Of course Bush gets the blame…why stop now John…you blame him for everything else.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Bart
Did Bush not use cowboy style diplomacy?
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
John,
Are you celebrating the decline of America’s influence around the world?
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
No Bart you should mad you let it happen!
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 am
The reference to the increased likelihood of international conflict over resources should remind us that it was once - certainly before and during World War 2 - widely taken for granted that there were major economic causes of war, and that economic policies and international economic institutions were important to prevent this and to increase the chances of peace. The economist Keynes, who is being revived today, certainly believed this. It may be in part because of the success of Keynes’ project of post-war prosperity and therefore peace that we have largely lost sight of this - until now. Anyone wanting to think about the economic causes of war and (international and domestic) economic policies for encouraging peace might like to start by reading a book called “John Maynard Keynes and International Relations - Economic Paths to War and Peace”, by Donald Markwell. It’s especially interesting on free trade and peace - really important today!
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Mr Konop,
You may as well give it up.
Republican’ts never take responsibility for anything they do, unless it is a success.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
“Republican’ts never take responsibility for anything they do, unless it is a success.”
That’s not strictly true.
Sometimes they paint failure as success, and then take credit: “Mission Accomplished!”
November 24th, 2008 at 10:25 am
“No Bart you should(sic) mad you let it happen!”
How did I “let it happen”? That is such a dumbass statement.
You and your liberal friends are causing any decline America has in the world John with your protectionist policies (more unions, less trade, more government, less freedom, more taxes, more spending, less free enterprise).
Thank God Bush did not listen to your kind on every issue.