Who do you view as the biggest threat to the U.S. today?

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Who do you view as the greatest threat to the U.S today?

  1. Al Qaeda: Terrorism, Pursuit of a nuke or dirty bomb

    6 vote(s)
    22.2%

  2. North Korea: Nuclear proliferation

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. China: Scarfing up treasury notes, military buildup, hacking our infrastructure

    11 vote(s)
    40.7%

  4. Other: Please elaborate

    10 vote(s)
    37.0%
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  1. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    What? Who is the dictator?
     
    red55, Feb 10, 2008
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  2. cristof11

    cristof11 Founding Member

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    What he meant to say was an authoritarian government controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, which is not communist at all.:huh:
     
    cristof11, Feb 10, 2008
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  3. ccgw

    ccgw luv'em Tigers

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    Thank you. Exactly.
     
    ccgw, Feb 10, 2008
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  4. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    The government is completely and totally communist! They have been forced to allow Chinese commerce to join a global free market, but the government is as communist as they come.
     
    red55, Feb 11, 2008
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  5. Rex_B

    Rex_B Geaux Time

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    So let's blame Communism... That makes rational sense..
     
    Rex_B, Feb 11, 2008
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  6. lsu-i-like

    lsu-i-like Playoff advocate

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    I don't think communism is inherently bad, it just doesn't work.
     
    lsu-i-like, Feb 11, 2008
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  7. burlesontiger

    burlesontiger Founding Member

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    China learned a valuable lesson by watching the Soviet Union crumble under the weight of economic pressures. Their ideology is no different, but they have come to understand that they must carry on trade with the West in order build strength by funding the government. The Soviets let their dogma blind them from this reality. We simply outspent them. Even Gorbachev agrees with that. China is trying not to let that happen, and so far, they're succeeding.

    And don't be so sure Putin hasn't learned the lesson, as well. Putin leading post-Soviet Russia would be like having Albert Speer running Germany in the 1950s.
     
    burlesontiger, Feb 12, 2008
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  8. Rex_B

    Rex_B Geaux Time

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    It's a subjective opinion. It might work for whoever likes it. It has nothing to do with being bad...
     
    Rex_B, Feb 13, 2008
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  9. lsu-i-like

    lsu-i-like Playoff advocate

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    It doesn't work as a system of governance because it doesn't reflect the true nature of man. It's probably too centralized, federalized.
     
    lsu-i-like, Feb 13, 2008
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