Kashmiri Pandit
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USSR was Super Power .
At best Russia is a Global Power .
At best Russia is a Global Power .
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About 80% of Canadians lives within 4hrs drive of the US-Canada border. If anything happens to Canada, have no doubt Americans would rise up to defend and assist the Canadians. When US airspace had to shutdown on Sept 11, 2001, Canada came to our aid and for that alone, Americans would spill blood for Canada. Despite our issues with Mexico, the overwhelming majority of Americans sees no threats from Mexico. If anything happen Mexico, many Americans, especially those in the southwest region, would run for the border to help.What chess? That's lame, you are out of argument. And what "kid"? Mind your manner.
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If you cannot justify the above, then either your are illiterate, or just a joker.
- Your "bread & pizza" theory related to this thread i.e. "Russia no longer being a superpower"
- How you see US using "economic opportunities" & "non-military" means on Grenda, Iraq, and the likes, that makes US different from Russia, hence making US a superpower, while Russia isn't.
Look at it this way...
If I tell the neighborhood that I have a machine gun in my house, would that make me any friends ? Not likely.
What do friends do ? They go out with each other voluntarily. They help each other for pizzas and beers. They respect boundaries. In other words, they share many things in common with each other in ways that make them feel comfortable around each other.
Countries are not that much different. Large amounts of weapons are not the usual attractants. What are ? How about economic opportunities ? Respect for law and order as a sign of a civilized people ? The list of what a country attractive to outsiders is long on non-military items. A 'superpower' got that way by convincing -- not hinting of a threat -- other countries that there are common interests and that cooperation, like friends usually do, is the best way to get things d
About 80% of Canadians lives within 4hrs drive of the US-Canada border. If anything happens to Canada, have no doubt Americans would rise up to defend and assist the Canadians. When US airspace had to shutdown on Sept 11, 2001, Canada came to our aid and for that alone, Americans would spill blood for Canada. Despite our issues with Mexico, the overwhelming majority of Americans sees no threats from Mexico. If anything happen Mexico, many Americans, especially those in the southwest region, would run for the border to help.
Neither Russia nor your China have anything equivalent. Nobody is your friend as in real friend. For China, not even Pakistan is your friend no matter how much you wave each other's flags. You Chinese looks down on every other Asiatics and non-Chinese knows it. Russia is an economic and social mess. Corruption is so bad it has become the norm instead of the exception. You want to call Russia a 'superpower' on her behalf ? More power to ya.
About 80% of Canadians lives within 4hrs drive of the US-Canada border. If anything happens to Canada, have no doubt Americans would rise up to defend and assist the Canadians. When US airspace had to shutdown on Sept 11, 2001, Canada came to our aid and for that alone, Americans would spill blood for Canada. Despite our issues with Mexico, the overwhelming majority of Americans sees no threats from Mexico. If anything happen Mexico, many Americans, especially those in the southwest region, would run for the border to help.
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Inter-state issues are often temporary and when their governments are willing, resolvable. Also often is that those issues are not reflective of how the peoples views each other and that is what I am talking about.I'd say you're spot on with Canada i.e. Americans would defend the state, but the same for Mexico, I very much doubt it.
Many ordinary Americans are massively concerned about the demographics issue, and the changing face of the US. Look at Trump, the level of support he has, even though he has made very disparaging comments about the Mexican population. The only folks I would see running to the border to help, would be Americans of Mexican decent. But then this doesn't really impact upon US state policy where the US would aid Mexico, as a close neighbour they have ties with.
Inter-state issues are often temporary and when their governments are willing, resolvable. Also often is that those issues are not reflective of how the peoples views each other and that is what I am talking about.
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Rafael Peralta was born in Mexico. For his service and ultimate sacrifice in the USMC, the USS Peralta came to be.
The US came from Great Britain and even though the divide was bloody, both governments and peoples are close to each other. The US and Canada are siblings from the same time and are practically twins. Mexico and the US shares many significant points in both countries' histories, some good, some not so good, and some were just terrible. But the Mexicans and the Americans do not view each as hostiles the way the Chinese and the rest of Asia views each other.
So how come Russia took Crimea in 2014, and America despite their constant crying were unable to stop it?
Same with China taking the Scarborough shoal in 2012, America was obligated to help the Philippines due to a "mutual defence treaty", but despite the constant crying they did nothing.
How much can the sole superpower cry when they are up against "regional powers".