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Enemies of the United States (1 Viewer)

Which of the following nations do you consider to be an enemy of the United States?

  • Afghanistan

    Votes: 6 54.5%

  • China

    Votes: 5 45.5%

  • Cuba

    Votes: 6 54.5%

  • Iran

    Votes: 9 81.8%

  • Iraq

    Votes: 5 45.5%

  • North Korea

    Votes: 10 90.9%

  • Pakistan

    Votes: 7 63.6%

  • Russia

    Votes: 6 54.5%

  • Saudi Arabia

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • Syria

    Votes: 5 45.5%

  • Venezuela

    Votes: 5 45.5%

  • Vietnam

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • None

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 18.2%
  • Total voters
    11
How would you define "enemy?" A nation state that is a threat to the U.S. militarily, ideologically and culturally? Is one of those enough to vote yes? Or would it have to be all those and maybe a few more? Like economically, etc.

 
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Doctor Detroit said:
How would you define "enemy?" A nation state that is a threat to the U.S. militarily, ideologically and culturally? Is one of those enough to vote yes? Or would it have to be all those and maybe a few more? Like economically, etc.
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:shrug:Take countries like Saudi Arabia or Pakistan, some people might consider those countries enemies of the US and others might consider them an ally.
 
Military threats:

Iran

Iraq in the coming years

China

Pakistan

Russia

North Korea

Maybe Venezuela

Ideological threats:

Pakistan

North Korea

Iran

Maybe Venezuela

Maybe Cuba

Afghanistan has the potential

Syria

Egypt

Cultural threats:

Iran

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Canada

North Korea

Maybe Iraq

Economically:

China

Venezuela (control of western hemisphere oil)

India

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Maybe S. Korea

So I'll vote Iran and North Korea. Biggest potential threats are China, Pakistan and Russia. None of them are our enemy per say, put Pakistan could turn quickly and China and Russia should not be discounted in entering future conflicts on the opposite end of the seesaw. I would enter the EU but unless one or more of the countries became unstable, I only see them as a moderate economic threat. But if Europe is making money, we probably are, too.

 
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Doctor Detroit said:
So I'll vote Iran and North Korea. Biggest potential threats are China, Pakistan and Russia. None of them are our enemy per say, put Pakistan could turn quickly and China and Russia should not be discounted in entering future conflicts on the opposite end of the seesaw. I would enter the EU but unless one or more of the countries became unstable, I only see them as a moderate economic threat. But if Europe is making money, we probably are, too.
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Why do you consider China an economic threat but if the EU is making money so are we?
 
Fennis said:
Doctor Detroit said:
So I'll vote Iran and North Korea. Biggest potential threats are China, Pakistan and Russia. None of them are our enemy per say, put Pakistan could turn quickly and China and Russia should not be discounted in entering future conflicts on the opposite end of the seesaw. I would enter the EU but unless one or more of the countries became unstable, I only see them as a moderate economic threat. But if Europe is making money, we probably are, too.
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Why do you consider China an economic threat but if the EU is making money so are we?
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Because a small country in Africa can afford Chinese parts, but cant afford European parts. China's potential economic ceiling is a lot higher than the EU's and we are just seeing the beginning of their prowess. China would still need U.S. shoppers, but they can sell their swag just about anywhere.
 
I voted none. I don't think its necessary that any of these countries be our enemy. The choice is theirs, not ours. That being said, the world would be a much better place if certain regimes did not exist.

 
Liberals, hippies, yippies, commies, pinkos, lefties, greenies, beatniks, bohemians, tree-huggers, freaks, peaceniks, pacifists, weirdos, poets, intellectuals, libertines, suffragettes, folksters, hipsters, bons vivants, atheists, agnostics, quakers, playboys, degenerates, eggheads, the effete, gypsies, free-thinkers, latitudinarians, and 'those people'.

 
I am not too worried about enemies of the United States. Obama is keeping a very close eye on them. He has appointed them to his cabinet.

 
Radical Larry said:
Liberals, hippies, yippies, commies, pinkos, lefties, greenies, beatniks, bohemians, tree-huggers, freaks, peaceniks, pacifists, weirdos, poets, intellectuals, libertines, suffragettes, folksters, hipsters, bons vivants, atheists, agnostics, quakers, playboys, degenerates, eggheads, the effete, gypsies, free-thinkers, latitudinarians, and 'those people'.
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Playboys? :thumbup:
 
Radical Larry said:
Liberals, hippies, yippies, commies, pinkos, lefties, greenies, beatniks, bohemians, tree-huggers, freaks, peaceniks, pacifists, weirdos, poets, intellectuals, libertines, suffragettes, folksters, hipsters, bons vivants, atheists, agnostics, quakers, playboys, degenerates, eggheads, the effete, gypsies, free-thinkers, latitudinarians, and 'those people'.
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:mellow: I'd add radicals to that list.
 
I voted other. The other options, the nation-states, are 20th century answers to a 21st century question. Our greatest threat is, and has been for the past twenty years, Islamic terrorist groups. Even though they might not have the resources of some of the listed nations they are a greater threat because they're more difficult to eradicate due to their multi-national nature, they can more covertly infiltrate foreign nations, and the impetus for their anti-American/anti-Christian sentiment isn't going away anytime soon.

 
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