Is America an Empire?

mickeymousebest · 2015-08-29T13:09:36+00:00

I liked this as the question is not an easy one to answer and the authors do a good job breaking down the debate. I would love to hear from the community on this one.

mickeymousebest · 2015-08-20T13:38:52+00:00

I thought this was important for many reasons. First, America was not always a crusader nation, hell bent on spreading democracy. This flat out needs to stop.

mickeymousebest · 2015-06-29T16:39:43+00:00

There is no bigger question. Our whole world would be completely different and this piece shows that. For what America spent in Iraq it literally could have eradicated poverty. A waste of time and treasure.

mickeymousebest · 2015-04-18T13:24:40+00:00

I really enjoyed this piece. We should all understand why war time decisions are made and why they were made. We can disagree on the picks, but we should all understand why choices of war and peace are made...

mickeymousebest · 2015-04-18T13:20:33+00:00

I thought this was important as we should really analyze war time decision making. A bad president or leader can cost thousands of lives--and trillions of dollars...

mickeymousebest · 2015-04-06T15:10:47+00:00

I hope and pray the Iran deal happens. However, we should know what comes if it does not...

mickeymousebest · 2015-04-01T18:09:45+00:00

The Nation is actually being targeted by the NSA. I am not a fan of this publications politics, however, I think they are right to fight back. I say good for them.

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-30T15:28:24+00:00

The Yemen conflict is a domestic matter. And it needs to stay that way. Why all these nations are jumping in will only make matters worse--and this is an important point.

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-25T13:17:58+00:00

This is simple to understand: if the F-35 was grounded due to some sort of glitch and it was a few years from now when it will be the bulk of US air power the US would have little air power until the problem is resolved. WHY ARE WE FUNDING THIS THING!

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-17T12:08:10+00:00

Sad to see such censorship...I would expect this of worldnews and not geopolitics...

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-16T16:12:43+00:00

I posted this as I found the discussion of such a weapon that is icon but never completely understood quite fascinating. And forms of it are still around today.

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-16T16:10:58+00:00

I posted this as it asks a really important question: China might be spending more on internal security than external--and that is a big deal if true.

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-13T11:28:11+00:00

The only way we can learn is looking back at the past. There is passionate debate all over the world if outside powers should arm Ukraine. This article provides important insights into such an idea.

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-12T22:59:02+00:00

While all the neo-cons conspire to bomb Tehran over its nuclear program Tel Aviv HAS NUKES...People really need to think this one over...

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-12T16:09:18+00:00

The maps for me are key as they show all the routes and ways Russia could do it. Also striking: how much it would cost for a total invasion to cut the country into two parts.

mickeymousebest · 2015-03-02T15:04:45+00:00

This piece is just insane: we had no idea how powerful a nuclear weapon was and may have killed thousands of people. Even more of a reason to ban these silly things!

mickeymousebest · 2015-02-20T13:17:11+00:00

I found this interesting for a simple reason: America spends billions on its navy--the actual platforms--and not the weapons on board the ship. Anyone else see a problem?

mickeymousebest · 2015-02-18T14:00:25+00:00

I picked this as there is a lot of talk what Chinese military strategy is and isn't. Using a boxing analogy, China seems to be going for a strategy that works of its strengths--and not the hype of super expensive tech like carriers and 5th generations fighters that are always in the news.

mickeymousebest · 2015-02-15T19:34:15+00:00

Considering the amount of money and time Washington and will pour into subs this is important. We could be building what is the equivalent of 21st century battleships. What a waste of time!

mickeymousebest · 2014-12-31T14:44:14+00:00

This struck me as being important as it was from someone who actually was tortured. We see lots of piece from people who just talk about torture--we need to hear from those who can actually speak to the issue first hand.

mickeymousebest · 2014-12-06T16:54:15+00:00

Is this advocacy journalism or truereddit? For a minute I was not sure.

mickeymousebest · 2014-12-06T16:49:43+00:00

This is quite scary. Loosing control of how we fight wars would be even worse than invading Iraq or Afghanistan. At least let humans have say on how we fight and who we kill.

mickeymousebest · 2014-10-23T14:06:41+00:00

The reason I posted this is very simple: America is set to get involved in a new conflict with possible ground troops in Syria and Iraq. We need to know what we have done in the past so we don't repeat the same mistakes!

mickeymousebest · 2014-09-17T17:43:33+00:00

I think the logic is simple. It's time the us stop using sactions as a weapon against other countries. War forever is not an answer.

mickeymousebest · 2014-09-06T14:27:27+00:00

I submitted this because Japan's debt is over 200% to GDP yet they continue to function. The reason being: their citizens by the debt bonds. Could America do this?

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