Comments on: America’s Decline http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/americas_decline/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:23:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MNotaro http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/americas_decline/comment-page-1/#comment-517827 MNotaro Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:48:38 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=26269#comment-517827 Our economy is in turmoil and I haven't heard any of those left wing illuminati in Washington come up with any ideas to help out the American people! Do any of them care people are losing their homes, their jobs, and their retirement accounts? Our economy is in turmoil and I haven't heard any of those left wing illuminati in Washington come up with any ideas to help out the American people! Do any of them care people are losing their homes, their jobs, and their retirement accounts?

]]> By: Brett http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/americas_decline/comment-page-1/#comment-517698 Brett Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:44:02 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=26269#comment-517698 It was a good piece, James, although we do need to be careful - people rarely see an actual collapse of an entity until it happens, although they might see a decline. I think the real test of whether Europe is more than the sum of its constituent countries or less would be if the U.S. were to revert to a more traditional military role that we've held - something along the lines of strong naval (and probably air) superiority, strong nuclear deterrance in this day and age (along with missile defense), and a limited, but hopefully good, army and marines (marines especially, since they're supposed to be used for amphibious and quick strikes). In that case, Europe would have to increase its defense spending, and try to define its new military responsibilities - and we'd get to see if they did it as a whole or as separate countries. It was a good piece, James, although we do need to be careful - people rarely see an actual collapse of an entity until it happens, although they might see a decline.

I think the real test of whether Europe is more than the sum of its constituent countries or less would be if the U.S. were to revert to a more traditional military role that we've held - something along the lines of strong naval (and probably air) superiority, strong nuclear deterrance in this day and age (along with missile defense), and a limited, but hopefully good, army and marines (marines especially, since they're supposed to be used for amphibious and quick strikes). In that case, Europe would have to increase its defense spending, and try to define its new military responsibilities - and we'd get to see if they did it as a whole or as separate countries.

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