At 11:31 AM 10/14/2004 -0700 David Brin wrote: >> Civil War is the logical consequence of a uni-polar >> world. > >Ah for Clinton's day, when we worried that, maybe, >China might start getting uppity by 2020. > >Alberto is right and the neocons are insane to believe >that Pax Americana will last forever... or till >Armageddon. We should be the Last Empire by nurturing >a WCN (Whatever Comes Next) that Americans can stand.
The Roman Empire lasted for what, 500 years minimum? America just got going really since 1945. Moreover, even the best estimates for China don't have them overtaking us for at least 50-100 years, minimum. It looks to me like we have plenty of time to shape the world of our future. >But onw of my main points at >http://www.davidbrin.com/neocons.html >is that these bozos are HASTENING a return to >multipolarity by driving all "furriners" into each >others' arms. Totally not true. During Clinton's administration, India, China, and Russia were holding summits on "multipolarity." Today, relations with India (and Pakistan) are stronger than ever. In another few years, we will have a stable and independent Iraq as an ally in the cause of liberty and freedom smack dab in the center of the Middle East. During Clinton's administration, the US stood almost alone in confronting the DPRK. Today, the US has rallied China, Russian Federation, South Korea, and Japan to participate in talks to do something about the problem. JDG _______________________________________________________ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity." - George W. Bush 1/29/03 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
