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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by u-2-silly on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @11:58AM (#41849920)
Let's not forget:

- US Military patrolling the world's shipping lanes-- with US Citizens & Companies tax dollars directly subsidizing the price of oil & international goods for a significant portion of the world (the prices would be higher without some outside country prividing protection)

- US Military bases-- 750 in 80 countries-- with US Citizens & Companies tax dollars directly subsidizing the security of a significant portion of the world

As an American, I really wish we left the world to their own devices, and paid for their own security and shipping lane protection. The world takes the US for granted. I think we should let them squabble for a few years, then beg us to come back-- when we have them leaning over a barrel, then we charge high fees :P

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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by dehrmann on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @12:08PM (#41850031)
The US has been borrowing money from the world to pay for the world policing duties. Leaving the debate over those for another day, I'm worried the world will stop borrowing dollars that subsidize that service, and the US will be left holding the bag for the cost of it.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by Workaccount2 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @12:15PM (#41850099)
The terrible reality for the world is that the world needs the US more than the US needs the world. Unless of course the idea of China running the global stage is appealing.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @12:22PM (#41850183)
The US gains far more than it loses. Shut down the Suez Canal and the Malacca Strait and the US economy would collapse. Not as badly as everybody else's economy would collapse, but it would collapse none the less.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by hamster77 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @09:58PM (#41854902)
The world economy would collapse *
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by LeChuck on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @02:46PM (#41851790)
This phrase gets repeated a lot, “U.S. patrolling the worlds a shipping lanes” but what does it mean, concretely? Which shipping lanes and how? They’re certainly not doing a stellar job of it in the Red Sea, for instance.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by blackhawkC17 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @03:51PM (#41852425)
Sometimes, I wish the U.S. should suddenly leave the world alone, including NATO. That's when people will realize that the EU is too militarily weak to tackle Russia's aggression, and the Middle East will fall into chaos.

People who yap so much about America frankly deserve a real-life lesson to correct their brains.

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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by aibrahem on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @10:39PM (#41855085)
As someone from the Middle East, I honestly wonder, when Americans say things like that, have they ever read a book, attended a lecture, or even done online research about the history of American intervention in the Middle East? It’s baffling to me that someone would believe that, given America’s track record. I’m not asking sarcastically, I’m genuinely wondering.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by M95D on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @03:51AM (#41856628)
If the US military won't patrol world's shipping lanes, I'm sure the Chinese military would take over that job.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by red-iron-pine on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:13PM (#41860838)
then why aren't they doing so now? it's a zoo in the red sea...
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by M95D on Thursday October 17, 2024 @02:11AM (#41866880)
Why waste money/resources if their cargo still gets to its destination?
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by axpy on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:40AM (#41857213)
I think you might underestimate how much this is an important factor in the strength of the US economy.
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Re:The American economy has left other rich countries in the... by BAHKA on Thursday October 17, 2024 @01:45AM (#41866756)
As a non-American I also really wish you left the World alone :)
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