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I'd be interested to know who you think is a threat! The US has two borders. One with Canada, one with Mexico. Neither of these countries are likely to invade.
by alextgordon 12y ago
I'd be interested to know who you think is a threat!
The US has two borders. One with Canada, one with Mexico. Neither of these countries are likely to invade.
The US has the largest naval force in the world. I believe the Coastguard is also the 13th largest. Again, nothing to fear.
Of the countries that are "enemies", most would quite like to improve relations, for instance Cuba and Iran. Iran in particular has extended many an olive branch over the decades.
The US keeps these countries around as notional enemies, in part because of political incompetence, and in part because of a lack of incentive to fix things. Who wants to be the President who made friends with an "Islamic Republic"?
Either way, it's hard to see what particular danger the US is in.
Compare this to any of the countries I mentioned, which are much less defended, and have active disputes with neighbouring countries.
- pcrh 12y agoIt might be more accurate to say that there are no existential threats to the US. The US certainly has competitors for geopolitcal influence (~enemies), as does any other nation.
- marcosdumay 12y agoAre you really telling me that economical competitors and war enemies are the same thing?
- pcrh 12y ago"Geopolitical influence" covers control of both purely economic assets (e.g. oil, markets), as well as territory. Economic competition has frequently been the underlying motivator for military action.
- hueving 12y ago>most would quite like to improve relations, for instance Cuba and Iran. The ones that don't like to improve the relations generally get hung up on unstable countries developing atomic bombs.
- fstephany 12y agoYou're right. Territory invasion is unlikely but preserving the dollar is probably another story.