On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 01:43:06PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > I think the Russians, the Americans, and the other countries who try > to play the "Great Game" end up losers. Far better to be happy and > ignored.
well, the americans have generated so much money for 'strolling in the park' that they can afford to strut around with inflated chests at the same time, but historically it's pretty clear that america's military which to some extend does support its economy was a way of spending money made during much less nationalistic and more rational approaches to wealth creation.
