>Also, the US is incapable of even reproducing itself, which falls far short of my definition of "works." Not to say this is a non-issue (it's hugely important

>Also, the US is incapable of even reproducing itself, which falls far short of my definition of "works." Not to say this is a non-issue (it's hugely important), but it seems a bit odd in a context where Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Sub-Saharan Africa (plus a few central Asian and South American nations) hadn't really been invoked