On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, SA wrote:
>>> Although, to change the subject somewhat, I'm not sure I really understand
>>> what "the collapse of the US empire" would mean. Would Washington would be
>>> forced to tolerate leftist leaders in South America? Would it be unable to
>>> prevent friendly Arab dictators from being overthrown? Oh wait...
>>
>> You may have answered your own question there. If that's Bush -- and it
>> might well be, although it requires a counterfactual argument -- it's
>> already pretty consequential.
>
> Yeah, but none of that's because of Bush.
If Gore had been acknowledged as the winner in 2000, there would have been no Iraq war. The Middle East would be a very different place today and the US would have a lot more influence. FBOW.
Michael