Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

kmax87

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kmax87

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06 Dec 10

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

TheBloop

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by kmax87
Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

...of its rare combination of political liberty and economic opportunity... at least, that was the case until Obama came along.

rwingett

Ming the Merciless

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by kmax87
Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Military prowess is one thing that keeps the USA from achieving greatness.

shavixmir

Lord

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06 Dec 10

They make the best films.
However, I dare say that's a case of a million monkeys on a million type-writers, rather than pure talent.

As for greatness... wars do not make one great. And as for politics: the US is an aggressive, expansionist, imperialistic, capitalistic force.

It won't last.

~~robbie carrobie~~

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by kmax87
Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

because of Little House on the Prairie, the greatest TV series ever.

~~Sam The Sham~~

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06 Dec 10

Perhaps we should ask the millions of people who come to America every year why they chose it.
For a country that everyone likes to complain about, it sure is a popular destination for people escaping from somewhere else.

John W Booth

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Perhaps we should ask the millions of people who come to America every year why they chose it.
For a country that everyone likes to complain about, it sure is a popular destination for people escaping from somewhere else.

And yet you often give the impression that you think "the millions of people who come to America every year" is the absolute worst thing about America. Now you say that whatever is in their minds is what is great about America?

KazetNagorra

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06 Dec 10

Because of its great scientific output, of course!

~~robbie carrobie~~

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Because of its great scientific output, of course!

or intake considering all the German WWII scientists they just happened to acquire.

KazetNagorra

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
or intake considering all the German WWII scientists they just happened to acquire.

True, but those guys are dead now and the US is still #1. By not as big a margin as, say, 30 years ago, but still #1.

~~robbie carrobie~~

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Perhaps we should ask the millions of people who come to America every year why they chose it.
For a country that everyone likes to complain about, it sure is a popular destination for people escaping from somewhere else.

i have always wanted to go to Canada

FreakyKBH

Unknown Territories

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by kmax87
Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

It is still a client nation to God.

It is one of the few countries protecting freedom.

It offers a platform for the voice to be heard.

It is unmatched for its broad-range of vitality, beauty.

It offers promise.

Palynka

Upward Spiral

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06 Dec 10

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Originally posted by kmax87
Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Apart from military prowess the USA is great because?

Great people, great scientific centres, great landscapes, great artists and many other things.

Maybe you shouldn't focus only on the negatives and you'll find a lot of nice things about it.

AThousandYoung

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06 Dec 10

Emphasis on inalienable rights. Non-ethnic state (at least it's supposed to be).

Teinosuke

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06 Dec 10

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Perhaps we should ask the millions of people who come to America every year why they chose it.
For a country that everyone likes to complain about, it sure is a popular destination for people escaping from somewhere else.

A lot of people seek to emigrate to Europe too!