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Originally Posted by cursesealer
Yes we are. B4 Bush we had problems but nothing to world wide. Come 2000, all hell breaks loose! Maybe by 2008 when a new (more responsible) person comes in charge, he/she can start fixing this broken country and make people feel happy again like when Clinton was around.
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Not necessarily. The war didn't start with Bush. It started way before then. The war with Iraq has been going on much longer than I think you know. Not just since September 11th, but way before then, but perhaps less publicized/not a "hot" war.
I thought that this article I saw would be an interesting contribution to this thread:
It provides a different viewpoint on the "threat to America", as well as the military. I feel that it makes a few good points, but overall the articles has a concept that I don't believe in.
Anyway, on topic:
America will always be threatened. We have one of the most powerful militaries in the world, and we are a recognized super power, alongside Russia, Japan, and I believe a few others. Should we simply show even an inkling of vulnerability, we would be exploited. Anti-Americanism is on the rise, and I don't think that those countries pitted against us would hesitate to invade us should we show weakness.