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4bucksagallon

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116. Our old enemy Vietnam thinks it's China as do most of the WestPac rim nations.
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 12:26 AM
Jan 2014

Personally I think they have it right it's China.


End of year 2013
Page 7
Vietnam
Table 6
Q8. Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?
China
54%

No brainer. Scuba Jan 2014 #1
Ding, ding, we have a winner! Coyotl Jan 2014 #9
It would be difficult to agree more Savannahmann Jan 2014 #2
Your tax dollars at work. blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #3
Totally and obviously. bemildred Jan 2014 #4
one would think...but i keep thinking someone will be smart enough to stop xchrom Jan 2014 #6
The basic problem is that taking a moral position can land you sleeping on the street. bemildred Jan 2014 #8
+1 xchrom Jan 2014 #12
That's it, plus oil keeping the dollar propped up. nt valerief Jan 2014 #16
Yes, many things contribute to the stability of the old order. It's well dug in. bemildred Jan 2014 #19
Jesus plays a big role in keeping the old order. Can't get soldiers without Jesus. nt valerief Jan 2014 #21
OK. bemildred Jan 2014 #22
I tend to agree. RC Jan 2014 #33
Yep, that dying with honor thing always seems to help the very wealthy get richer, too. valerief Jan 2014 #64
That is also why concentrating the nation's wealth Enthusiast Jan 2014 #112
If you let them grab all the money, they will try to defend it. bemildred Jan 2014 #123
Well, a list we're at the top of. woo me with science Jan 2014 #5
Amurika--Number 1!! lastlib Jan 2014 #26
Christian terrorist gangsters. nt RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #7
Bought & paid for polititians newfie11 Jan 2014 #10
A nation founded on invasion, genocide, slavery, and warfare. What would you expect? Coyotl Jan 2014 #11
The US has been a violent country from day one, often inflicting violence at RKP5637 Jan 2014 #13
K&R.... daleanime Jan 2014 #14
Yeah, look at the way Obama eagerly waged war in Syria, for example, Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #15
He sure wanted to. RC Jan 2014 #35
And what brought the Ayatollah to power in Iran, pray tell? NuclearDem Jan 2014 #61
Precisely...............nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #113
Well, yes and no. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #117
Well first, Obama was trying damn hard to get his war on in Syria Scootaloo Jan 2014 #77
Look at the way he expanded and escalated drone strikes. morningfog Jan 2014 #127
If We Would Help..Not Hinder grilled onions Jan 2014 #17
Until there's a disaster. Then our phone starts ringing off the hook. 7962 Jan 2014 #18
+1 treestar Jan 2014 #25
All the supposed smart, serious foreign policy writers pound Obama for not intervening more TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #37
Exactly, look at the Arab Spring treestar Jan 2014 #40
Curious. Would it be like what happened between WW1 and WW2? I think the *permanent* military stance freshwest Jan 2014 #118
This game is no competition to "Where's Waldo?" rock Jan 2014 #20
Ridiculous treestar Jan 2014 #23
too much eggnog last night? niyad Jan 2014 #32
Guess you did have too much. treestar Jan 2014 #39
you keep on thinking that. pretty sure none of the groups you mentioned has the biggest military niyad Jan 2014 #42
So - those groups use what they do have for bad treestar Jan 2014 #43
And by defending "us," you mean bobclark86 Jan 2014 #45
I'm not that cynical treestar Jan 2014 #47
like I said, whatever lets you sleep at night. denial is NOT a riiver in egypt. niyad Jan 2014 #49
Reality - what it is with this desire to see everything as treestar Jan 2014 #52
Wow donheld Jan 2014 #120
+1000. eom Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #38
We spend more on "defense" bobclark86 Jan 2014 #44
We are defending other countries also treestar Jan 2014 #48
Yeah, like dictators who do business with America bobclark86 Jan 2014 #56
+ A shit load! Enthusiast Jan 2014 #114
the u.s. military defends the rich, period. tomp Jan 2014 #125
1) Chechen separatists are hardly one of the greatest threats to world peace. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #51
All I see here is a desire to blame us for everything treestar Jan 2014 #53
Yeah, like no opium production. bobclark86 Jan 2014 #57
And we had the chance to fix Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #58
67,000 respondents worldwide, and your head is firmly in the sand. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #71
Nailed It. bvar22 Jan 2014 #104
Ah yes. "Anti-American," and "blame america first" Scootaloo Jan 2014 #79
let's see--who the hell TRAINED osama bin laden and began the al-qaeda group?? oh, yes, that niyad Jan 2014 #106
Thank you. jessie04 Jan 2014 #60
+1 totodeinhere Jan 2014 #110
Just another thing that sorefeet Jan 2014 #24
We're number one! Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #27
More Americans need to understand why we rank on top, so we can work together to get Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #28
k/r marmar Jan 2014 #29
Unrestrained International Corporations HoosierCowboy Jan 2014 #30
In a short period of less than 75 years, we went from saving the world mountain grammy Jan 2014 #31
But, but, but we had to keep the dominoes from falling and the world safe for democracy indepat Jan 2014 #82
Sure, because there's no governing body that can tell the US Government no The2ndWheel Jan 2014 #34
No surprise here. nt avebury Jan 2014 #36
America cant win.. if we do too much we get bashed..if we do too little we also get bashed. DCBob Jan 2014 #41
+1 treestar Jan 2014 #54
The Chinese and Russians must be loving this. DCBob Jan 2014 #62
These OTT exaggerators are treestar Jan 2014 #67
So in your estimation, ronnie624 Jan 2014 #66
No. But I guess you are saying it'd be OK to have them all under Kim Jong Un? treestar Jan 2014 #68
So what do you suggest we do with North Korea? NuclearDem Jan 2014 #75
I think the point was limited to how evil we are for treestar Jan 2014 #85
I'm not arguing that the Korean War shouldn't have been fought. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #93
Koreans did not "ask" for US "help". ronnie624 Jan 2014 #76
The Russians administered NK and us SK treestar Jan 2014 #86
If you really want to place the blame on a divided Korea then blame Japan davidpdx Jan 2014 #115
It was not Japanese bombers that destroyed Korea during the Korean War, ronnie624 Jan 2014 #119
I know who both of them are davidpdx Jan 2014 #121
Biggest Threat to World Peace: The United States ronnie624 Jan 2014 #131
South Korea has a free and fairly elected democratic system davidpdx Jan 2014 #136
I agree that S. Korea is a democratic system. ronnie624 Jan 2014 #137
I never claimed it was a democratically elected system davidpdx Jan 2014 #138
"twenty percent of the population of Korea" ronnie624 Jan 2014 #140
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #133
Tell it to the rest of the world. That's who calls us a threat. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #92
The rest of the world, like Canada treestar Jan 2014 #96
"Do nothing and everything is done." Lao Tse Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #70
can you flesh this out DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #83
We have "done" a lot in Korea, and the Kim family is still there. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #89
The kims are in Pyonhyang DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #91
So, what do you suggest we "do"? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #94
for one DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #95
So we quit trying? treestar Jan 2014 #97
"A strange game. The only way to win is not to play." - W.O.P.E.R. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #101
It's 2014, not 1944. morningfog Jan 2014 #128
It's partly a bad thing. gulliver Jan 2014 #46
K&R! MrMickeysMom Jan 2014 #50
The Military Industrial Complex is/has been in control. democratisphere Jan 2014 #55
No surprise there! n/t 2naSalit Jan 2014 #59
We are the terrorist of the world. (Sung to the tune "We are the Champions" - Queen) L0oniX Jan 2014 #63
To many (most?) US citizens, ronnie624 Jan 2014 #65
And even at that, how many of those actions have backfired on us? NuclearDem Jan 2014 #72
Absolutely. ronnie624 Jan 2014 #78
We're Number One! We're Number One! We're Number One! progressoid Jan 2014 #69
LOL Savannahmann Jan 2014 #73
The USA feeds and assists more countries than any other nation seveneyes Jan 2014 #74
And yet with some changes in the way we do things, maybe they wouldn't need the assistance Scootaloo Jan 2014 #80
If we are so responsible for every damn thing, treestar Jan 2014 #98
Comes with being a world superpower dedicated to militarism and hypercapitalism, Treestar Scootaloo Jan 2014 #100
Link for that claim? moondust Jan 2014 #84
In terms of the absolute value of aid given, the United States is the world's top donor by far. seveneyes Jan 2014 #87
I'm not sure forcing nations into insurmountable debt so the money can go to American corporations Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #103
This is no surprise at all. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author Dash87 Jan 2014 #88
heh, look how low Saudi Arabia ended up! MisterP Jan 2014 #90
It's relative. Hosnon Jan 2014 #99
Bias poll... They're asking the people we're bombing. That's just dumb. penultimate Jan 2014 #102
I hope you're kidding.... because thats pretty funny. bvar22 Jan 2014 #107
This poll oversampled racist hater libertarians. OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #105
K&R Jamastiene Jan 2014 #108
As for me..... DeSwiss Jan 2014 #109
Well, it's true.............nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #111
Our old enemy Vietnam thinks it's China as do most of the WestPac rim nations. 4bucksagallon Jan 2014 #116
In the world today I agree. Moving forward though... Locut0s Jan 2014 #122
Our biggest exports are The Wizard Jan 2014 #124
Biggest hope, too BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #126
We spend almost as much on our military as the rest of the world. Captain Stern Jan 2014 #129
When we stop focusing on the military industrial complex liberal N proud Jan 2014 #130
Biggest threat to world peace? panader0 Jan 2014 #132
BLOOD FOR PROFIT. woo me with science Jan 2014 #134
You know, I like Srar Wars... NealK Jan 2014 #135
Now ask which country they'd want to come help them after a natural disaster. JoePhilly Jan 2014 #139
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