Blue Angels plane crashes

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Dave Witmarsh writes:

No, it wouldn't have...the americans would have fled in the same
cowardly fashion media or no media.

The only cowardice was in refusing to admit that Vietnam was a mistake for
so
long in the first place. A lot of Americans died as a result.

The usa will never become a major world player until it learns
its place.

I'm not sure which USA you have in mind, but the USA I know is already the
number one player on the planet.


I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.

JohnT

JohnT wrote:

I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.


You realize of course that our GDP is also "gynormous" compared to that
of other countries. Here is a link to a comparison based on percentage
of GDP.

Mike Hunt wrote:

JohnT wrote:

I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.


You realize of course that our GDP is also "gynormous" compared to that
of other countries. Here is a link to a comparison based on percentage
of GDP.


You couldn't find one???

Greg Procter wrote:

Mike Hunt wrote:

JohnT wrote:

I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.


You realize of course that our GDP is also "gynormous" compared to that
of other countries. Here is a link to a comparison based on percentage
of GDP.



You couldn't find one???

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../2186rank.html

Mike Hunt wrote:

Greg Procter wrote:

Mike Hunt wrote:

JohnT wrote:

I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.


You realize of course that our GDP is also "gynormous" compared to that
of other countries. Here is a link to a comparison based on percentage
of GDP.



You couldn't find one???

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../2186rank.html

Your economy is circa 25% of the World total.
Your population is about 5% of the World total.

Greg Procter wrote:
Mike Hunt wrote:

Greg Procter wrote:


Mike Hunt wrote:


JohnT wrote:


I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.


You realize of course that our GDP is also "gynormous" compared to that
of other countries. Here is a link to a comparison based on percentage
of GDP.



You couldn't find one???

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../2186rank.html


Your economy is circa 25% of the World total.
Your population is about 5% of the World total.

That's funny.
Does this mean we are econ-comical?

Mike Hunt wrote:

Greg Procter wrote:
Mike Hunt wrote:

Greg Procter wrote:


Mike Hunt wrote:


JohnT wrote:


I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.


You realize of course that our GDP is also "gynormous" compared to that
of other countries. Here is a link to a comparison based on percentage
of GDP.



You couldn't find one???

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../2186rank.html


Your economy is circa 25% of the World total.
Your population is about 5% of the World total.

That's funny.
Does this mean we are econ-comical?

It means you are effluent.

JohnT writes:

I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.

True, but there's a lot of inertia, and it's always possible that the next
administration may fix things, although I am not optimistic. Until then, the
USA can only hope that China will continue to buy its debt and not call in any
notes.

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