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I will present some facts that proves my proposition.

1. Our Constitution has withstood the test of time. Our unique form of government has
survived civil wars, scandals, catastrophies, and civil unrests and have evolved and
become more equitable and just. Even when we have elected "inept" presidents, our
country survived. That is the beauty of our system.

2. "We the People..." our democracy is based on the strength of our citizens and their
hard work and their sense of fair play and compassion. No time in history was this
the case. We've had kings and emperors and dictators and tribal leaders in our past
history and non has performed as well as our representative form of government.

3. Our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Newt Gingrich wrote a book
recently about the influence of God in our past history - "Rediscovering God in
America".

4. The Bill of Rights - states plainly what rights each citizen can expect and that the
government cannot infringe upon those rights. This is a "new" concept in
government. The laws are there to protect the individual from government instead of
suppressing them.

5. Separation of Church and State - This is one of the most miss understood elements
of our government. This separation was put in place by our founding fathers such
that the people and their freedom to worship is not infringed upon by their
government. In the past, there are State sponsored religions that forces people to
join a church and pay dues. That was one of the reason why the Pilgrims left
England to search our religious freedom.

6. Free-Enterprise system - Ever since Adam Smith wrote the "Wealth of Nations",
there has been a debate on which is the best form of economic system. I would say
the debate is over. It has been proven time and again that capitalism is the best path
to prosperity.

7. American Ingenuity - This has been shown by the number of patents produced by
Americans and US Corporations.

8. Technology - The US is the only country that have landed men on the moon.

9. Defender of the free world - From defeating Facists and Nazis to Communism and to
Islamo extremist, the US is the only country that have the resources and the will to
defeat tyrants and despots around the world.
 10. Wealth creation - From the stock market to real estate to infrastructure and insurance
and banking and to the internet, the US and innovation have created wealth that
benefitted everyone. The rising tide raises all boats.

11. Immigration - Another side indicator that people should consider. Why are there
millions of people all over the world trying to immigrate to the US? Why are they
risking their lives and breaking the law trying to escape from Cuba?

veto power is the power to override laws before that are in acted. in the UN security council,five
countries have veto power,

US
UK
France
Russia
China

Military–Economy synergy model

How to explain the uniqueness of US strategic objectives? In almost all other

countries, military policy and defence experts take the following three points as basic
presumptions: the aim of the military is to defend; the military is the tool of foreign
policy; and military expenditure is a burden to economy. Even though many US
experts share this perspective, US national policy can be described as its obverse:
the aim of the military is freedom of action; foreign policy can be the tool of the
military; and military expenditure can be the catalyst for the economy and an
important source of core economic competence for the next generation. Richard R.
Nelson, a US expert on national innovation, points out that defence expenditure is
one of the two most important factors in understanding the US national innovation
system.[16]

According to US scholar Diane Kunz, ‘the US built its Cold War hegemony on the
base created by the World War II production miracle. Washington then converted the
bipolar geopolitical confrontation into fuel that powered its domestic economy. This
synergy proved crucial’.[17] A RAND Corporation report echoes Kunz’s observation by
saying that

national power is ultimately a product of the interaction of two components: a

country’s ability to dominate the cycles of economic innovation at a given point in
time and, thereafter, to utilize the fruits of this domination to produce effective military
capabilities that, in turn, reinforce existing economic advantages while producing a
stable political order.[18]

The military–economy synergy manifests itself as a chain of cause and effect

relations:

Whoever controls space, therefore, will control the world’s oceans. Whoever controls
the oceans will control the patterns of global commerce. Whoever controls the
patterns of global commerce will be the wealthiest power in the world. Whoever is
the wealthiest power in the world will be able to control space.[19]

Put another way, it is a military–market nexus:

(1) Look for resources and ye shall find, but … (2) no stability, no market; (3) no
growth, no stability; (4) no resources, no growth; (5) no infrastructure, no resources;
(6) no money, no infrastructure; (7) no rules, no money; (8) no security, no rules; (9)
no Leviathan, no security; (10) no (American) will, no Leviathan. Understanding the
military–market link is not just good business, it is good national security strategy.[20]

All empires enjoyed strong linkages between their military and the other sources of
national power. The link could be military–land, military–commerce, military–industry,
or military–finance. The United States is no exception. The only difference in its case
is that it has compresses all these links into some 230 years rather than thousands
of years. Kunz accurately points out that, in 1946, George Kennan explained in his
‘long telegram’ that, for domestic reasons, ‘the Soviet Union needed a permanent
enemy’:

Soviet leaders are driven by necessities of their own past and present position to put
forth a dogma which depicts the outside world as evil, hostile and menacing. …
[Kennan] was right—not only about the Soviet Union but about the United States as
well.[21]
The US being the wealthiest, strongest and most influential nation, it is worth
seeing how their actions or inaction affect other nations. One notable area is US
foreign aid. Being a major part of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank
and even helping to formulate the United Nations over 50 years ago, their
actions can be felt around the world.

Around the world for numerous years, many have criticized the US for cutting
back on its promised obligations and responsibilities, and that furthermore, when
it has provided aid, it has been tied to its own foreign policy objectives. Yet,
many rich nations that provide aid can be criticized in a similar way.

International organization participation :

ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council,
ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (obs erver), CBSS
(observer), CE (observer), CERN (observ er), CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-20, G-5, G-7,
G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA,
MINUSTAH, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA,
PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (obs erver), SPC, UN, UN Sec urity Council,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL,
WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

GDP (purchasing power parity) :

$14.44 trillion (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2
$14.38 trillion (2007 est.)
$14.09 trillion (2006 est.)
Note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Stock of quasi money :

$10.99 trillion (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 1
$7.466 trillion (31 December 2007)
Industries :

leading industrial power in the world, highly divers ified and tec hnologic ally advanc ed;
petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aeros pace, telec ommunic ations, chemicals,
electronics, food processing, consumer goods , lumber, mining

Electricity - production :

4.11 trillion kWh (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1

Electricity - consumption :

3.873 trillion kWh (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1
COUNTRY COMPARISON :: OIL - PRODUCTION
This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day ). The discrepancy between the
amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount cons umed and/or ex ported is due to the
omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other c omplicating factors.

United States :: 3

DATE OF
RANK COUNTRY (BBL/DAY)
INFORMATION

1 Saudi Arabia 10,780,000 2008 est.

2 Ru s s i a 9,790,000 2008 est.

3 U n i t e d S t at e s 8,514,000 2008 est.

4 Iran 4,174,000 2008 est.

5 C hi n a 3,973,000 2008 est.

Fobes 2009

THE BILLIONAIRES
1. William Gates III u.s.
2. Warren Buffett u.s.
3. Carlos Slim Helú
4. Lawrence Ellison u.s.
5. Ingvar Kamprad
6. Karl Albrecht
7. Mukesh Ambani
8. Lakshmi Mittal
9. Theo Albrecht
10. Amancio Ortega
11. Jim Walton
12. Alice Walton
13. Christy Walton u.s.
14. S Robson Walton