[dvtrn]

Since they are not doing so, its hard to call them belligerent

I wonder what kinds of things history will be saying about the United States in 200 years, a nation who probably didn't take the brutish British approach to invasion, but has tripwire forces-I mean "installations" dotted all over everyone else's back yards instead.

[raprp]

Considering how NATO, The Gulf Countries, China and Russia are behaving, seems that in 200 years we will be still learning how to build the wheel again. If were are lucky.

[factsaresacred]

Gratitude, I hope.

Without the US, the world would be a sh*tshow. The tripwire bases prevent the likes of Russia putting its paws on Eastern Europe or China snatching more islands they claim as there own.

Back when the Serbs were genociding their Muslim citizens, Europe was inept while the US saved the day, as usual.

The US enjoys the status quo - most military interventions are to maintain it.

[umichguy]

I am not a big fan of current US policy, but definitely agree that our presence is a stabilizing factor in the world geo politics. Take the US out of the equation and there would like be a huge imbalance. The UK and other European countries are but a shadow of their past... At least militarily.

[raprp]

The USA should never be out of the equation. Nor should Europe, China or Russia.

All the actors are needed for a multi-polar world.

What everyone needs is for all of them to stop waging proxy wars, grabbing international waters and deploying nukes around each other.

[masonic]

  US saved the day

I suspect that the Croats and Bosnians would consider that an exaggeration.

[chillwaves]

The US has no problem arming and training SA who is committing genocide in Yemen as we speak.