Should the US take over the world?..this is hypothetical but i still need answers for an english paper?
476340
Nope.  We have enough problems already without taking on those of the rest of the world too.
776653
Yeah, lets just let the warmongers of other countries build up and invade unchecked. I am sure they will leave us alone if we had no military. You are just a genius aren't you.
402016
No the USA is not the policeman of the world. Though we are the superpower, its not our job, and should not be our money that props up the whole world. I say close the boarders, bring home all the troops, take care of the USA and the world care for its self. God Bless
614951
the fact that the US are taking over the middle east and the whole world
323324
America rules! All countries wouldn't be jack without us. Every country in Europe would be speaking German. Australians would be speaking Japanese. Either join us or prepare to get bombed as well.
1018242
Ok folks, who can hit the United States with a nuclear missile? China , no way! Russia, maybe but I doubt it. You know we were raised with a fear installed within us to try and make us  believe that if America didn't have the strongest, bigest military force and if we didn't stockpile more nuclear weapons, that we would be stupid cowards, with suicidal tendencies, because surely every rogue country on the planet would attack us and try and take everything we have. Our Democracy and freedom being the prize!I realize that we have all been sedated by the powers rhat be and that clear unadulterated thought is hard to come by within our minds these days, but try to focus on this question for a second or two. if You and I were from a poor middeleastern counrty that had corrupt government  like we all do but no watchdogs within to circumvent this attrosity ,so your country just struggled along, do you think your little piece of shit country would sit around and try to  figure out ways to overthrow the Big Guy, namely the United States, well maybe a little bit but remember you don't have shit for nukes and you couldn't fly one overhere let alone hit anything! so the answer has got to be no way, yes you will be forever envious of the Americans and you may fantasize about living here and being a rich person with everything that goes with it, but there's no way you are going to help bring on your own demise the human mind does'nt go there, and either will your's. So stop with the paranoia and all your little insecurities and be assured that no country other than this country, The most powerful country of all times) is planning to take us out; But one US! Sorry Spellcheck is having problems!
301916
To all those looking at USA and hoping it goes down, please take note that if we in the USA go down we will not go down quietly. It is not our style. \n\nWe will almost certainly take down some large fraction of the rest of the world with us. That is not a threat or even a wish, it is just realism.\n\nHope for the USA to change? Fine, I'm with you. Hope for the USA to lighten/loosen up a bit on world affairs? I don't agree, but I understand why you feel that way. Hope for the USA to go down, to fall, to fail? You are asking for one whole pile of worldwide collateral damage. So watch out.
290855
People didn't take over the world. For years, people wanted land and tresures. They do this because they want power. Other species would have the power to take over the world if they were stronger . Just like the movie, "War of the Worlds". From your avatar....you look cool. Just like me. \nAt my school I'm cool and tough. I am a punk and a total rebel. I have a punk boyfriend just like\n me. Can you add me too your list? Please!!!
264078
George Bush is doing a hell of a job in the whitehouse! Now to answer your question I will ask one of my own; How does a country take over the world? Simple, by controlling the oil. I don't see any problem with that. Gas prices are fine the way they are. And finally weapons of mass destruction, we did find them, many of them, they are called terrorists.
863882
Makes a whole lot of sense to me!  Never thought of it, but great point!  I agree that the USA would do something about it if they wanted to.
953174
Boy your full of intersting questons today. Welll i guess it would be possible.  But the queston is would it benifit the United States. It would add about 20 million people and lots of pollution and damaged plumming.  I belive we could buy it annex it, and make it a state, fix its problems clean it up and secure it for about 5 Trillion dollars. But it would be a bad move on the united states part because the new land would be a burden to its econimc prosperity. Over all it wouldnt be wroth it.  It would be a great blunder of the century.
1161815
Right now, there are two global powers: US and China, though US has more military might, both have extensive international influence and contacts. There are three military superpowers: Israel is number one, followed by US, then Russia. There are several economic superpowers: Europe, China, US. There are many regional powers: Brazil, Australia, Japan.\n\nIt would be a good thing for the US to have competing powers. One major bully in the world causes instability (as it does in any group--village, city, state). There needs to be a balance of powers, else you end up with dictatorship and totalitarianism, as you now have in the US internally with no checks on the administraive branch from a one-party government and a Jelly Fish Congress and Judiciary--and a totally kowtowed press.\n\nEurope could emerge in the next twenty years as a military and economic superpower, but China will get there first.
388950
Honestly, USA. We took over other people's land and called it our own. Our government and President sucks. Most of the people in the country don't know about their own Constitution. And there is always something corrupt in the White House now-a-days.
720641
There are still 2 Superpowers in the world the usa and the REST OF THE WORLD\nAmerica it is time to wake up to the fact that not everyone in the world loves you as your President (warmonger) would have you believe\nYour country is more a threat to world peace than any other \nand yes we are raising more than eyebrows\nWill it be good for you NO the sooner you get rid of Bush the better if you wait until the elections many think it could and will be TOO LATE
1092756
2nd amendment, baby!  In the 1950s, the USSR determined that a land invasion of the US would be impossible not because of the US Army, but because of armed citizens.  If you think the insurgency in Iraq is bad, you ain't seen nothing - 300 million armed Americans - look out!\n\nOf course, the US Navy would likely reap havoc on the invading forces - the Atlantic and Pacific fleets would intercept the invading fleets and destroy many of the forces before they arrived.  They can't handle aircraft carrier battle groups, and many of their capital ships and troop ships would be sunk, with tens of thousands of foreign soldiers drowning on the high seas.\n\nMeanwhile, US forces currently in Afghanistan and Iraq turn north and invade Kazhakhstan, easily overrunning local resistance and breaking into Russian territory in the Crimean penninsula.  America takes the Caucuses, cutting off 70% of Russia's oil supply and dealing a major blow to the invading nations.  At the same time, US Navy SEALs are dispatched to take over Britian's North Sea offshore oil platorms, cutting Western Europe's oil supply.\n\nBecause the world's internet is under US control, America immediately turns off servers supporting any web sites in the invading nations, dealing a major blow to foreign communication and propeganda efforts that could have been used to their advantage.  Additionally, US military intelligence flicks a switch, cutting off all satellite communications and disabling the operation of any US-made arms and aircraft used by the invading powers.  Suddenly the US manufactured missiles on the French jets can't track their targets, rendering them and countless other weapons useless\n\nBut these are the tactical responses.  The Strategic response is much more engaging.  As we hit DEF-CON 3 and DEF-CON 2 rather quickly, the TRIAD is put into motion - land, air, and sea based nuclear weapons, baby!  US nuclear bombers are airborne and circling over Alaska, waiting for orders to strike anywhere in the world.  Nuclear missile submarines are at launch depth, and the Intercontinental Balistic Missiles are ready for launch.  America assures Russia that it will not be nuked, and proceeds to demand the immediate surrender of all other invading powers under threat of nuclear war.  Countries like UK and France have about 5 nuclear weapons capable of hitting America - but they are likely powered by US manufactured rockets and guidance systems, again rendering them useless.  These countries capitulate almost immediately.  Russia, it's invading force nearly destroyed and it's allies surrendered and beaten, must decide whether to resort to nuclear war, or to call off the attack.  Russia knows that it has nothing to gain by using nukes, so it calls off the invasion.\n\nAmerica 1, Everyone Else 0.  Don't mess with the red, white, and blue.  And do stand as we play the Star Spangled Banner at the formal surrender ceremony.  God bless America!
366038
The importance of indepentance...like the United States? Well...if we didn't declare our indepentance we would all be British wouldn't we? We wouldn't have our freedom of speach, religion, or press. We would be completely different than the America we are today, wouldn't we?
1084677
It's a good question.  I think the US has the most advanced and powerful military in the world, so it is possible that it will remain the superpower for a long time unless enough countries band together to take it on politically, economically, or even physically.  I think the general feeling in the world is that the US is getting too big for its britches, but nobody is doing anything about it except the terrorists.