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Red Mountain

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8. I don't see disintegration as a major threat

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:21 PM

Jul 2018

We're not the Roman empire. We don't conquer and occupy.

This is a fight for economic power and influence.

The Chinese are hungrier than we are. They're courting anybody who will listen.

We're busy pissing off our friends and alienating potential trading partners.

China is becoming a viable alternative to the US as an economic partner in the third world. When they are preferable we will have lost......at least temporarily.

I think we're still competitive......but we're not likely to remain the sole world superpower.

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Former NATO supreme commander: China could supplant US as world leader by 2020 [View all] DonViejo Jul 2018 OP

There is nothing we can do about it DavidDvorkin Jul 2018 #1

Here we are during an important period for our future, relying on trump/GOPers to maintain relations Hoyt Jul 2018 #2

It will happen that much sooner because of murielm99 Jul 2018 #3

Caligula or Nero, anyone? brush Jul 2018 #6

tRump has fast-tracked KT2000 Jul 2018 #4

Unlikely. Nitram Jul 2018 #5

It is inevitable. roamer65 Jul 2018 #7

I don't see disintegration as a major threat Red Mountain Jul 2018 #8