Iraq

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by webwizard333
I was under the impression that what he was saying, that if the rest of the world didn't like it, they would have to take a more active role themselves.

Thank you WebWizard because that is what I was saying. They won't though - because then their people will have to make sacrifices (welfare programs for their own countries or international involvement).

<laughs at thought of the rest of the world commiting economic suicide> In all seriousness, the global economy would be pretty much ruined and all countries would suffer immense problems. Aid would instantly vanish and most of the world's population would instantly decline to even worst standards of living, while most trade would mostly dry up. Of course, thats not even taking into account the most certainly violent reaction of the US for having sanctions imposed upon it. We are the only superpower, and could dominate the rest of the world with our military.

And that is very very true. Look at what England had done when it was powerful - and they had countries that could balance their power. We have refrained ourselves and managed our power pretty well - especially if you look at the ruthlessness of the European countries.