Comments on: NATO’s biggest security threat is now economic

By: RK_France

RK_France — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:28:06 +0000

Its very surprising that the west considers itself to be the cradle of civilization or democracy! There have been ancient civilizations like Indian or Chinese where many concepts of science, technology & democracy were born!

The west needs to come out of its overconfidence! Its time it engages itself sincerely with the rest of the world and promote world’s economic and social growth as also its own!

Reforming the old international institutions like the world bank and UNO shall be a first positive step!!

By: Renox

Renox — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:09:30 +0000

NATO is the biggest threat. It must be eliminated. I has become nothing more than the goon squad of the Oligarchy.

By: Psychologist

Psychologist — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:35:39 +0000

How ironic that Greece, the country that gave democracy to the world, now presents anarchy and chaos. These are portents for the United States.

By: mulholland

mulholland — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:19:38 +0000

The threat to Europe is socialism.

By: jackdanielsesq

jackdanielsesq — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:04:07 +0000

Obamy couldnt manage a soup kitchen – everybody knows that
The hypocrites who listen to his verbal diarrhea are equally incompetent

By: deLafayette

deLafayette — Sun, 27 May 2012 12:24:25 +0000

FK: Yet now that the EU is under threat, NATO should consider the security implications of financial and economic shifts

False assumption …

Q&A comparison between the EuroZone (only a part of the EU) and the DollarZone (all of the US):
*Q – Which zone has the larger population!
A – EuroZone population is 332 million, US population is 314 million

*Q – Which zone has the larger total public debt as a percentage of GDP?
A – EuroZone (86%), DollarZone (103%)

*Q – Which zone has the larger GDP?
A – EuroZone (€8.4 trillion), DollarZone (€11.2 trillion)

*Q – Which zone has the larger aggregate consumer market (i.e., population)
A – EuroZone (317 million), DollarZone (314 million)

*Q – Which zone has the larger part of world trade ?
A – EuroZone (14.6%) ; DollarZone (9.7%)

*Q – Which zone has the larger Export Market Value (as a percentage of GDP)?
A – EuroZone (21.7% GDP) ; DollarZone (10.8% GDP)

*Q – Which zone has the larger Import Market (as a percentage of GDP)?
A – EuroZone (20.9% GDP) ; DollarZone (16.6% GDP)

*Q – Which zone has the larger level of unemployment?
A – EuroZone (10.9%), DollarZone (8.1%)

Is there any real, fundamental difference in their economic situations?

And if not, why is there no news-reporting about an impending Debt Implosion in the US – which, after all, does have a much larger debt burden?

Of have the journalistic Summer Folies begun early this year?

By: usagadfly

usagadfly — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:54:30 +0000

It is time for the US power elite, which includes both “political parties” and much more, to demonstrate to the American People why they should be retained.

Focus on foreign interests has left an entire country that we cannot “afford” to take care of or keep their promises to — the USA. The utter failure of our system to give a voice to most people who live here is the utter failure of the system built, supposedly, on our old 1789 Constitution. Can freedom and representation be salvaged from the mess we must currently endure? If it can, it is time to slash corruption by at least half and to give a 5% voice to a 5% voting bloc. Or a 49.9% voice to a 49.9% voting bloc, for that matter.

The clock is running out. No one has to demonstrate what will take the place of the current system. No one ever does. Systemic failures are always swept away. Wake up time.

By: ALLSOLUTIONS

ALLSOLUTIONS — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:08:14 +0000

Long article when a couple of sentences would do.

So, what are these nations going to do to solve the problem?

Nothing they do will solve the problem. The European economies will work it out without help or the economies will continue their slide.

For those that need it in black and white: the politicians are totally incompetent.