Is this the end of American Dominance?

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

Yes, and could you please stop yelling.No gas would be more expensive since we went to war with them for oil.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

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I'm making them big so people will notice them. Otherwise, it'd turn into a i hate Korn4life shitfest.

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

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I'm making them big so people will notice them. Otherwise, it'd turn into a i hate Korn4life shitfest.

Korn4life thinks he's all big and bad hiding behind this forum.

 

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

Dependence on oil is not a solvable problem, in my opinion. There are no alternative fuels that don't have other drastic problems associated with them. For example, many have been touting ethanol as the next great alternative fuel. The reality is that production of ethanol is not particularly efficient. Worst of all, growing corn uses nutrients in the ground. We are already starting to experience nutrient deprivation due to not allowing crops to go to summerfallow for a season or two. So how do we solve this problem? Simple: we use fertilizers. But guess what? Fertilizers require oil and natural gas to produce!

Electricity. I think it could help us get weened off of gas. Their are plenty of ways to get electricity (clean coal, solar, wind, water, geothermic) that could help get us off gas.

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

I think we should start using coal more, fuck the enviroment.

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

Korn4life thinks he's all big and bad hiding behind this forum.

I dont have to think I know

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

If we are so awsome with military mite why is it taking over 5 years to take control of a country that dosent even have a military?

1) A War on Terrorism is impossible to win: you can't fight an ideology.

2) The DoD refused to authorize the number of troops the military recommended for a successful takeover in Iraq. The top Generals in the military recommended a troop force of a few hundred thousand and the DoD authorized significantly less. If you ask many troops that completed early stints in Iraq, they have said almost unanimously that they simply did not have the numbers to do anything significant when the rioting began. Now with no working or committed government in Iraq and a recruitment base that is even smaller than it was 7 years ago, the best the current troops can do is maintain status quo.

People need to get over how this war was started and start focusing on how it will be solved. The answer is definitely not immediate withdrawal.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

No, the US will not pull out of its slump because most of this is a global problem. Dependence on oil is not a US problem....the rising price of food is not a US problem....the increasing scarcity of fresh water is not a US problem....the inability to control inflation and spending is not a US problem. These are all worldly problems that I honestly don't believe are solvable (and those we do solve will create other problems). The fact is that we have way over-populated the planet and can't exhibit any self-control.
Like I said to my girlfriend the other day, it's a good reason to not have kids.

We can solve inflation and curb spending...Of course, like you said, it causes other problems.

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

this discussion of military capabilities is a sidetrack and i think irrrelevant to the topic of a world hegemon in todays world

if you want to look to the potential of a "superpower" you need to pay more attention to its economic influence and strength

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

Electricity. I think it could help us get weened off of gas. Their are plenty of ways to get electricity (clean coal, solar, wind, water, geothermic) that could help get us off gas.

At best, that will solve the alternative fuel problem (keep in mind you would need to harness enough power to serve 300 million people with homes, vehicles, and businesses that use many GW of power). It doesn't solve any of the others (fertilizers, plastics, etc).

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

1) A War on Terrorism is impossible to win: you can't fight an ideology.2) The DoD refused to authorize the number of troops the military recommended for a successful takeover in Iraq. The top Generals in the military recommended a troop force of a few hundred thousand and the DoD authorized significantly less. If you ask many troops that completed early stints in Iraq, they have said almost unanimously that they simply did not have the numbers to do anything significant when the rioting began. Now with no working or committed government in Iraq and a recruitment base that is even smaller than it was 7 years ago, the best the current troops can do is maintain status quo.

People need to get over how this war was started and start focusing on how it will be solved. The answer is definitely not immediate withdrawal.

What is your opinion of the answer to winning this war?

 

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

1) A War on Terrorism is impossible to win: you can't fight an ideology.2) The DoD refused to authorize the number of troops the military recommended for a successful takeover in Iraq. The top Generals in the military recommended a troop force of a few hundred thousand and the DoD authorized significantly less. If you ask many troops that completed early stints in Iraq, they have said almost unanimously that they simply did not have the numbers to do anything significant when the rioting began. Now with no working or committed government in Iraq and a recruitment base that is even smaller than it was 7 years ago, the best the current troops can do is maintain status quo.

People need to get over how this war was started and start focusing on how it will be solved. The answer is definitely not immediate withdrawal.

How do you end a clusterfuck? One way, they hate us for leaving them in ruin. The other, they hate us for staying so **** long, probably causing more terrorist/guerrilla attacks.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

We can solve inflation and curb spending...Of course, like you said, it causes other problems.

Bingo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Inflation can be controlled but I'm not sure about solved given the current financial process. I know we've disagreed on this before, but I think the National Reserve charging interest on the money it prints is a real problem.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

How do you end a clusterfuck? One way, they hate us for leaving them in ruin. The other, they hate us for staying so **** long, probably causing more terrorist/guerrilla attacks.

Leaving Afghanistan the first time without trying to rebuild the country caused this mess in the first place....stupid ***

 

[hemi=22s 10+ year member]

i think all problems lead back to overpopulation

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Bingo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Inflation can be controlled but I'm not sure about solved given the current financial process. I know we've disagreed on this before, but I think the National Reserve charging interest on the money it prints is a real problem.

The Federal Reserve doesn't print money, the treasury does. I am not sure what you understand to be the issue.