Obama wins GA

[The12lber]

How so?

Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you've been overseas or spoken to someone who lives abroad?

Do you have any idea what the general sentiment is towards Americans worldwide?

No, I haven't traveled internationally. I never dispute the notion of America's lack of popularity internationally. zzzz.

AND when in recent history has the US government had to take such drastic measures as those that are presently being taken.?

Amazingly vague.

Please show me another "SUPERPOWER" that has taken such a measure...

Also amazingly vague. That being said, America definitely matches the criteria for a superpower... and pretty much any academic, statesman or anyone rational and informed will agree.

Oh, and you can drop the condescending attitude anytime now. I think you overestimate yourself.

Yes, I am being condescending and overestimating myself because I told you that you were using bull**** to further your argument. Please sir, very petty.

I suppose when you invoked the intentionally vague "drastic measures" you meant things like the invasion turned simmering guerilla conflict in Afghanistan or the invasion for a million shady reasons turned simmering civil war in Iraq and our inability to completely pacify either.

The USSR, with one of the two most potent armed forces, occupied Afghanistan with twice as many troops as the current U.S. backed coalition in Afghanistan and still failed to pacify ANY hostility there after ten years.

As for Iraq, the Neo-Cons decided they could deny China more oil and bankroll the military industrial complex at the same time. Its no surprise that it eventually turned to civil war with two closely settled religious groups with hundreds of years of acrimonious history between the two and a lack of extremely heavy handed discipline to keep them in line.

Both states of affair utilize an unacceptable amount of U.S. military assets and dilute the amount of power we can project internationally. But neither are contrary to a country with military, economic and political superpower status.