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AngryAmish

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13. After Gulf War I

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 10:02 AM

Feb 2012

Largest economy, ran the UN, Communism failed, China still largely a backwater, EU still finding it's legs.

IMHO, things are starting to revert to historical averages. China will be the regional hegemon and the US will also be one. The middle east will (once the oil runs out or we can figure out a way to be quit of those assholes) be constantly riven by wars and feuds. Europe will be Europe, with a common market and fewer wars. Russia shall be Russia and another regional hegemon. Africa will remain the dark continent. South America -- that is the wild card.

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"The high-water mark of the American Empire was...." Pretend you're a historian and fill in the [View all] raccoon Feb 2012 OP

WW2 - saved the world from Fascism... Cooley Hurd Feb 2012 #1

Russia edhopper Feb 2012 #23

Russia couldn't have withstood Operation Barbarossa Kwarg Feb 2012 #58

I did not say the US had nothing to do with the victory edhopper Feb 2012 #60

No RZM Feb 2012 #65

So nice to see others interested in this... Kwarg Feb 2012 #76

Soviet Union's counter-offensive in the spring of 42 was dramatically successful LanternWaste Feb 2012 #69

I answered most of this above... Kwarg Feb 2012 #78

But they paid a terrible price. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #89

I don't think so. We fought for the right to be head fascist. Romulox Feb 2012 #30

Yeah, because everything would have turned out better XemaSab Feb 2012 #47

And yet the grandchildren of the allied "heroes" undeniably live worse than the grandchildren Romulox Feb 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #2

1964 Civil Rights Act zipplewrath Feb 2012 #3

+ 1 Demstud Feb 2012 #21

Lessons unlearned zipplewrath Feb 2012 #36

The day Fonzie Jumped the Shark.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #4

February 14, 2012 Bok_Tukalo Feb 2012 #5

The period from WW2 to Landing on the Moon liberal N proud Feb 2012 #6

I've said that same date for a long time izquierdista Feb 2012 #7

During the Marshall Plan CanonRay Feb 2012 #8

Great minds think alike there raccoon jschurchin Feb 2012 #9

Beat me to it. RevStPatrick Feb 2012 #12

Yep, the moon landing. RevStPatrick Feb 2012 #10

my entries would be: lastlib Feb 2012 #11

After Gulf War I AngryAmish Feb 2012 #13

Last I looked... greytdemocrat Feb 2012 #14

military bases in nearly every country the other one Feb 2012 #18

Both Singapore and Germany to my knowledge - probably more - have military here. nt dmallind Feb 2012 #19

Where are their bases? Demstud Feb 2012 #22

Also, "Empire" refers to more than simply military occupation. Demstud Feb 2012 #28

Last I knew Germany had a base outside Chicago near O'Hare airport. ieoeja Feb 2012 #41

Except for the fact that most Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #71

Oh brother. nt Romulox Feb 2012 #25

I love America but that doesn't mean I won't call a spade a spade. think Feb 2012 #31

October 11, 1492 GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #15

I was going here as well, lol Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #57

Took the words out of my mouth. The moon landing. nt Javaman Feb 2012 #16

JFK assassination the other one Feb 2012 #17

November 9th, 1989. bluedigger Feb 2012 #20

Nah. Much of the industrial midwest was already ruined by then. We've been in decline Romulox Feb 2012 #26

You are just looking at a small segment of our "Empire". bluedigger Feb 2012 #32

You're confused. If the metric is military power, or international pop stars, or GDP, Romulox Feb 2012 #46

Are you just playing Devil's advocate today? bluedigger Feb 2012 #64

No. Objective facts simply don't support your argument. Nice smilies, though. nt Romulox Feb 2012 #70

I agree Tomay Feb 2012 #52

The best days are still in front of us Elric Feb 2012 #24

Oh brother. nt Romulox Feb 2012 #27

Is this just positive thinking, or will you give reasons why you think this is true? Demstud Feb 2012 #29

I'm sorry to see there's not more of this sentiment hughee99 Feb 2012 #61

The New Deal libtodeath Feb 2012 #33

+1 think Feb 2012 #34

The end of WW2. rurallib Feb 2012 #35

I think we peaked during WWII. denverbill Feb 2012 #37

Gotta go with moon landing too... SidDithers Feb 2012 #38

I'd say it was the Clinton Era sofa king Feb 2012 #39

In the Clinton years, they protected global commerce? hughee99 Feb 2012 #62

That's a little like blaming WWII on the Weimar Republic sofa king Feb 2012 #73

Seriously? hughee99 Feb 2012 #90

Based on gas prices, that would be correct L. Coyote Feb 2012 #77

Militarily: August 29, 1949 - the date of USSR's first atomic bomb test pampango Feb 2012 #40

The day W landed on the aircraft carrier. The Midway Rebel Feb 2012 #42

The Glorious Victory of mighty Grenada. Bezukhov Feb 2012 #43

At least Reagan knew how to pick a war! L. Coyote Feb 2012 #75

The fall of the Berlin Wall WilliamPitt Feb 2012 #44

I would say under Eisenhower before the wall went up EFerrari Feb 2012 #63

1990s Odin2005 Feb 2012 #45

but are space technology is so much better now Johonny Feb 2012 #49

The seepage of postmodernism into American political economy Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #50

When Elvis stopped cutting records. Arkana Feb 2012 #51

Invention of the bacon cheeseburger. nt hack89 Feb 2012 #53

November 3, 1971 hunter Feb 2012 #54

High Water Mark Dirty Socialist Feb 2012 #55

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #56

Easy... The day that Bill Clinton left the White house Kwarg Feb 2012 #59

I was thinking about that a couple of days ago. Beacool Feb 2012 #68

"Operation Little Vittles" Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #66

Mid 1950s. DCBob Feb 2012 #67

"What future historians may well note about JFK's presidency" KamaAina Feb 2012 #72

When President Taft said the USA would rule from pole to pole L. Coyote Feb 2012 #74

The american empire may have hit a high water mark Muskypundit Feb 2012 #79

I'd say an era nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #80

The faked moon landing. Eddie Haskell Feb 2012 #81

Right before internet bubble burst. deucemagnet Feb 2012 #82

it was for me personally flexnor Feb 2012 #86

The day the Berlin Wall was torn down. It has been downhill since then. northoftheborder Feb 2012 #83

Empire?? JoePhilly Feb 2012 #84

1965 flexnor Feb 2012 #85

November 10, 1963. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #87

the day her daddy took the T-bird away flexnor Feb 2012 #88

The moon landing is as good a point as any. hifiguy Feb 2012 #91