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Originally Posted by DieselAddict
It used to be said that when the US sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. That's still mostly true, but clearly the US influence on the rest of the world, economically, politically and even militarily, is not what it once was and continues to decline, mainly because the rest of the world has been on the rise. Get used to a multi-polar world if you haven't already.
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IF we can get the economics done, we will have political power. Military power we have. Problem is we don't have the stones to use it.
Our main problem is economic. Problem is that to rise economically, we have to be prepared to make a few sacrifices. That means people will get hurt. As you have already noted about politicians and people, they want a painless solution. If we can get to the point where we decide that we will proceed and those that cannot follow along will get behind and have to fend for themselves, we can get ahead.