Do you believe the US could see biological attacks on a grand scale on our home soil within our life time?
411591
Yes eventually , but I hope not in our lifetimes.I don't think we can dodge that forever.
27810
Of course not, LOL.  One of the things that sets Homo sapiens apart from any other species is their ability to kill members of the same species even when their immediate survival is not threatened.  Thus are ability to forecast the future (and by extension percieve threats from 'enemies') is was makes up the bulk of our intelligence. Why would we give up such a distinction? ;)
1184847
I agree with you. It´s like a biological weapon. And it kills.
627528
During the next 5 years, I hope to see a Democratic sweep in all state and Federal governments (at least we will get a different set of lies), I am afraid we will see rampant inflation, horrid interest rates, serious weather pattern changes including more and more serious hurricanes on the East Coast. I expect that during the next 10 years, our ocean levels to begin rising causing more and more flooding in the gulf and East Coast. We well could face a serious uprising of the population due to the Iraq ordeal...very much like we had with Viet Nam. I do not foresee good times ahead. I also think our problems with Mexico have just started. I hope I am wrong.
769029
No, already projected during puerto rico's influx. The US Society would be overwhelmed .
245098
The reversal could happen with our generation.  It is seeing and understanding the threat to our environment that will eventually spur people to change their ways.
411000
Not by a long shot! Most seem to think that we are as about as sophisticated as we are going to be, but I don't agree. I believe that there are things that we are (eventually) capable of finding or dreaming up that would just blow our minds to know of now! Just try to think of how someone from a century ago would react to learn of what was to come in the next century...hmmmmmmm...
643866
I certainly hope so!  Sometimes I wonder if the neo-isolationists have ever read about how Hitler was allowed to build his war machine and launch WWII?  Ten years later, 6 million dead Jews, after a global war.  OOPS?!\n\nDoes anyone really think that the U.S. should do nothing about rogue states like Iraq and Iran and Afghanistan under the Taliban?
104243
I think as Americans we are all scared. Scared to leave our homes unlocked in broad daylight, scared to go out at night, scared of terrible disseases, and much more. The media makes it sound like the BIG BAD BUGS will all get us. I think it's a propaganda of fear. Check out my recent quesions and you will see I have been asking similar questions of people and they concure. Its not just germs we're scared of...
213630
Yes, and we would be swabbing even more blood from our own soil.\nBush may be making mistakes but I will stand behind his mistakes over the INACTION of a Liberal Government.\n\nLiberals are the biggest head-in-the-sand "birds" out there.\nThey got their heads so deep in their "A$$ES" there is really no way they can make educated sensible world decisions.  They are too busy hating the government they should be standing behind.
356935
it's possible considering all the rapid global warming that has been occurring all over the world. i doubt it's gonna happen anytime soon but if we continue to dump so much toxic wastes into the air as well as greenhouse gases, it's gonna come much sooner than we think =/
408128
Yes indeed of course we will.  In fact growing vegetables naturally and eating them close to where they are grown so that they are still fresh is ultimately cheaper and easier than any sort of artificial growth or long distance transportation or any kind of preserving once the real costs of other methods are added in.  I'd expect more of it in 50 years rather than less.
87749
Blow up the entire United States? I doubt that very much. The US is far too large. Any bomb big enough to do that, would probably end the world. Literally. Any bomb big enough to do that would probably crack the earth in half, therefore ending it.\n\nNow, had you asked, Will terrorist strike the US again? I would say, most likely. They attacked the World Trade Center in 1992 or 3 then again on 9/11.  I think they have proven to have stopped some other credible attacks as well. They have attacked some of our embassies and other installations around the world too, which technically are attacks on the US.  The most recent was today or yesterday.  I just saw on the news where Muslim extremists attacked a US embassy in Europe someplace.  They said the US was really the force behind the Danish cartoons.\n\nI think it is perfectly reasonable to think that there will be another attack on Us ground. I do not know how big or small, but I think there definately will be one.
81345
as long as there are living beings on the plant there will be aggression and war.  War will not end, it will possibly get worse due to potential conditions in nature that will kill hundreds of millions of people in the future --> what would happen if there was a potato-famine like problem in China and India at the same time where they were unable to produce ANY food.  This would be 1/3 of earths population trying to feed themselves.  Both have nuclear weapons.  That is a VERY scary potentiality.
50146
Probably, because they are clearly developing weapons of mass destruction.  I think a pre-emptive nuclear strike is in order.  Spring 2007.
194712
I think we stand on the cusp of understanding a great deal more about the human body thanks to the recent break throughs in technics and technology supporting Genetics research. Where that future takes us or it will come is hard to say. Even harder to predict is the sociological impacts these develops could bring about. Whatever happens I am sure medicine will take a giant step forward and lots of the ailments that plague us now will be resolved. The result is people will live longer  and live better.
667870
Hate to say this but yeah i think we will.  Hopefully not anytime in the next 50 years but I guess we will see, I guess we better be prepared just in case huh!!!!