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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
None of the other countries in Western Europe aspire to be world powers.
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Yes, they do. They just have failed socialist economies so do not have the economic power to do so.
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
And aren't we happy being the only Western superpower?
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I wouldn't have a problem with Britain being a superpower but certainly not France or Germany or Russia.
But that isn't the point. The point isn't that we are happy being a superpower. The point is that with all we fucking do for the world, you think we could get some help when we get attacked.
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Do you think those countries would necessarily be our allies if they were our equals militarily?
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I think Britain would and some eastern bloc countries, like poland, that really do aspire to democracy.
Lazy french and smug germans, no.
