<div dir="ltr">Dagon wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">
<div>I don't much care as long as the US stops being a military superpower. That has to end, at any cost. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Ummm...., I think the US needs to be a military superpower (at least for the near future) to offset those nations who would engage in "Germany in the late 30's" behavior (I sure don't see Europe doing it anytime soon). Russia and especially China come to mind as nations that must be stood up to along the lines of a schoolyard bully. But we are a nation of finite resources (despite being in complete denial) and we can only spend so much on the military and therefore we must do it wisely.<br>
<br>The alliance I look forward to seeing is the United States, Europe, a remiliterized Japan (they are heading that way) and a blue water navy India (they are still in debate as to what the size and nature of their military, especially navy, should be) as the "21st Century global Nato" to offset Russian (and especially) Chinese aspirations for unlawful military/political expansion. By being strongly allied with these nations we would reduce the need for our massive defense spending. And we *might* overcome the urge to regularly play global lone cowboy (and thereby avoid the high financial and political/good will costs associated with it). <br>
<br>John Grigg <br><br></div></div></div>