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by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Nov 21st, 2008 at 03:50:20 PM EST
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2020

Although the challenges ahead will be daunting, the United States will retain enormous advantages, playing a pivotal role across the broad range of issues - economic, technological, political, and military - that no other state will match by 2020.  

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The US economy will become more vulnerable to fluctuations in the fortunes of others as global commercial networking deepens.  US dependence on foreign oil supplies also makes it more vulnerable as the competition for secure access grows and the risks of supply side disruptions increase.



In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Nov 21st, 2008 at 04:17:36 PM EST
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The last NIC report four years ago promised that the US would continue to bestride the world like a colossus.

But it's a useful clue to the inner mood of the Beltway and its simmering pot of fears and prejudices.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Nov 21st, 2008 at 04:18:44 PM EST
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