America's weakness in the world

America's weakness-there may be serious differences between the top decision makers in the United States on the war issue.

What are America's weaknesses? -rogue America is more terrible than rogue Iraq! #fqA ~4q"q6d0E*K

Note: This article was written on September 8, 2002. At the end of February 2003, the topic of "America's Weakness" was published on Sina's forum, with nearly 50,000 hits. One of the reasons is that netizens added posts to supplement the lack of solid accumulation of American culture and the challenges from emerging countries. In fact, we pay special attention to every move of the United States because a rogue America is more terrible than a hundred rogue Iraq. Today, March 20, 2003, the United States launched a war against Iraq despite the opposition of the overwhelming majority of countries and people in the world. The Secretary-General of the United Nations and leaders of many other countries pointed out that the war launched by the United States was a humanitarian disaster. According to my judgment, the top decision makers in the United States have serious differences on whether to launch a war unilaterally without the authorization of the United Nations and how to fight such a war that violates the values of the international people. Secretary of State Powell may intentionally fade out of the decision-making level or even resign.

GTK7]D7R*F2m @ In human history, there are many people who have ambitions to conquer the world. However, there are very few people who have or think they have the power to conquer the world, from Qin Shihuang to Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Hitler. There are signs that in the 2 1 century, the super ambition club of mankind may add a new member, that is, President Bush of the United States. x:pEG}}%C lxdu

Speaking of it, the strength of the United States is not a matter of one or two days, but a collection of 200 years of national strength, reaching its peak and occupying a dominant position. In American history, except Vietnam's defeat, Korea's draw, and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor were all victories. In fact, looking around the world, all the world can find is the military strength of the United States. Among them, Japanese and South Korean troops are staring at China and Russia, Western European troops are staring at Russia and the Mediterranean (actually including the containment of Western European allies), Middle Eastern troops are staring at oil, military presence in other places is staring at maritime traffic arteries, and military satellites in the sky are staring at every move around the world.

:f-ZRU)n n？ At the same time, the strategic security policy of the United States is never to allow any non-American military forces to approach its territory or threaten its territory. This is the reason why Khrushchev had to withdraw missiles from Cuba in the anger of the United States, the reason why the United States kept saying that it would limit the "proliferation of weapons", the reason why the United States spared no expense to build a missile interception system, and of course, the reason why the United States deliberately weakened Russia and contained China. However, Americans are smart and pragmatic, so their goals will only be publicly stated when they are beneficial or have nothing to fear. Q+X"P$x2Bk+b7B

For a long time, almost no one in the world dared to underestimate the military strength of the United States except Mao Zedong, who dared to say that American imperialism was a paper tiger. Since the disintegration of the former Soviet Union (after which countries moved closer to NATO) and China's reform and opening up (after 20 years, it entered the stage of attracting capitalists to join the Party), the strength of the United States has become stronger, as if there were no weaknesses.

~X.] 1NAKOi H7Z However, in September 20065438 165438, two or three civil aviation planes were hijacked by people who hated the United States (defined by the United States as terrorists) and crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, destroying a corner of the Pentagon of the Ministry of National Defense. From this moment on, the powerful United States suddenly became vulnerable, as if it were soft spots everywhere. In fact, this is largely a misunderstanding or illusion. 8@:tfSS

Objectively speaking, the 9 1 1 incident was a turning point in the US strategic security strategy. In the way of thinking of the highest interests of the United States represented by President Bush, a new understanding has been formed, that is, for the safety of the American people, for the best interests of the people of the United States and its allies (propaganda needs), and for the maintenance of the advanced culture represented by the United States, all means, including military force, can be used to attack and destroy any hostile forces outside the United States (from Al Qaeda to United Nations Member States).

-K.pH'H%YT.r0Mo Therefore, the United States sent troops to Afghanistan within one month after the 9 1 1 incident and overthrew the Taliban regime in one fell swoop. Next, the United States aims at Islamic countries such as Iraq, Iran, North Korea or Libya. As for the longer-term goal, I believe that Bush and his close comrades-in-arms have long known it, including many countries that the United States is currently in contact with. ` 6mv |9ic P

In this case, from the bystander's point of view, the United States is making full use of the 9 1 1 incident to carry out strategic expansion on a global scale, attack and weaken those organizations or countries with different values from the United States, and at the same time, it is constantly reconstructing its own local security system to ensure all American interests in the world (such American interests can be continuously extended and expanded because they are defined by Americans themselves). z ]4`(^-z.O

The question is, can Bush's efforts really eliminate America's weakness? This is a question that needs time to answer. What we can discuss now is, where is America's weakness? TM 1k rze & amp； National museum of wales National Museum of Wales

First, the American way of life is realized by burning oil. If there is not enough oil, the American way of life will collapse overnight (by contrast, the more backward countries are, the less dependent on oil). Therefore, how to maintain an adequate oil supply for as long as possible is a top priority for the President of the United States. In other words, oil supply is the biggest weakness of American society. If the development of science and technology can't find economic alternative energy in time, then human society may be crazy because of the exhaustion of oil. 3Rnzc*f$^/OK

Second, the wealth of the United States (leading in science and technology, leading in democratic system, abundant in asset capital, and using intellectual property rights and international trade rules to maintain the possession of wealth) and the poverty of developing countries are both the source of American attraction (American dream) and the reason for American disgust. Poor and desperate people (billions), when they can't share the wealth, democracy and modernization of the United States, that is, when they change from envy to jealousy, jealousy and even hatred. When the above emotions are combined with the clash of civilizations represented by religious ideas, hatred against the United States will become the driving force to attack and weaken the United States. From this perspective, part of the weakness of the United States actually comes from its own monopoly (that is, refusing to share wealth with the world) and the clash of civilizations between Christianity and Islam. +k A4s！ m5R6Tr，l ' '

Third, the United States holds high standards for its own security and high requirements for defending its way of life, which will cost the United States huge social costs, which will obviously reduce the international competitiveness of American products and further lead to the recession of the American economy. In this case, if the United States can't transfer the security cost to other countries (including allies or hostile forces), then the pursuit of security in the United States is an unrealistic pursuit and a manifestation of the psychological fragility of its citizens. Obviously, hostile forces will make full use of the fragility of Americans, bluff, distract the attention of the East, harass our enemies, and let Americans live in terror for a long time. Accordingly, the fragile psychology of Americans (which is also a common problem of the rich) is precisely one of America's weaknesses.

; YY C(k$wrb*P 4。 Modern technology and modern lifestyle make it possible for one person or several people to have the power to threaten a city or even a country. For example, destroying nuclear power plants, blowing up transportation hubs, spreading toxic gases or infectious viruses, genetic bombs (widely existing in university laboratories and official scientific research institutions), using software logic bombs (computer viruses) to attack various information and communication networks including satellites (the social operation of the United States depends heavily on these information facilities), and attacking landmark buildings (causing psychological blows to the public). In this case, the cost of obtaining information will become very high, because it will have to stare at all people who are hostile or potentially hostile to the United States, and such people are in the hundreds of millions in a broad sense.

X], _%caG$V, [#XV. In military confrontation, the cost of defense is always higher than the cost of attack. The Great Wall of Wan Li in ancient China is a very expensive defense system, which hindered the social development of China to some extent. Therefore, if the high-cost national defense system currently being developed by the United States cannot effectively serve the external expansion of the United States, then this national defense investment will not be worth the candle. Obviously, this is a gamble on military strategy. q7J'w6Q @+Tfb

6. The United States has the largest number of allies, close friends and little brothers in the world. As the saying goes, one hero, three gangs and many allies are obviously an important factor in the strength of the United States. But in the logic of international relations, the principle of "benefiting the whole world" is pursued, which means that the United States and its allies are based on the same interests. When the United States pursues its own interests (involving military, political, economic and other aspects), if it hurts the interests of its allies, or asks its allies to make excessive sacrifices for the interests of the United States; In this case, the relationship between the United States and its allies will face a test or disintegration, which often happens. Therefore, allies are uncertain factors of American power, and the deviation of uncertain factors at critical moments may become the fatal weakness of the United States. For example, American military bases abroad may be unreliable. For another example, the United States believes that the threat from Iraq is intolerable, while its European allies do not agree with the United States. They are unwilling to do anything for the benefit of the United States at their own doorstep.

Page 7. The United States is a country with frequent natural disasters, and earthquakes, tornadoes and snowstorms occur from time to time. When the snowstorm strikes, a large area of the United States will be paralyzed. If terrorists use natural disasters to carry out terrorist activities, it will make the United States even worse and more helpless, such as releasing toxic gases and viruses with the help of tornadoes, or arson.

Noun (short for noun)? Z8i2n！ m！ ? "I-I! [c 8。 America is a country of immigrants. It is an important driving force for the United States to absorb high-quality immigrants from all countries and ethnic groups in the world and implement basic equal national treatment for immigrants. However, when there are contradictions and conflicts between the national interests of the United States and the national interests of the countries where immigrants come from, immigration will become an insurmountable obstacle to the external expansion of the United States and a weak point for the United States to stand firm. (l|J3T，O

9. The United States is a country founded on the concepts of democracy and human rights. Objectively speaking, the domestic democratic record and human rights record of the United States are in a leading position in the world. However, when dealing with the interests of other countries, the United States always puts its own interests at an absolute height, even at the expense of violating and sacrificing the international human rights and international democratic rights of other people. In this case, there is obviously a fundamental contradiction between America's foreign expansion and its concept of democracy and human rights, which can't be covered up by rhetoric in the final analysis, and will inevitably lead to the division of American personality, national identity and politics. M4? @ie+E fish _

To sum up, if the United States only pursues appropriate national interests and adopts a generally just position in international relations, then the United States may be one of the least weak countries in the world. However, when the United States pursues excessive national interests (excessive, that is, it is not recognized by most countries), there will be a series of weaknesses, many of which are fatal, because many forces that originally led to the United States' strength will become forces that weaken and confront the United States. xL%v3？ 2S