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2016-06-05 Government

America Faces Same Global Threats of Roman Empire

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-06-05 04:29|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 The "Great Game" of Geopols doesn't end just because Amerika-fka-America is now under US-led Anti-US OWG-NWO, NAU, + self-imposed Marxism-Socialism-Globalism.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-06-05 08:08|| 2016-06-05 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Part of the problem has been as the World's policeman you had to invest the Executive with sustaining powers that ultimately destroyed the old republic. Those were meant for only short periods of time. Chaos is natural. The cost of controlling events is very expensive. In the end, Rome could not afford it, and neither could we.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-06-05 09:11|| 2016-06-05 09:11|| Front Page Top

#3 "The next President must do better, or run the risk that the next generation will be on of permanent global disorder" > AHHH, Madonna + 1960's-1970's Guam Taotamonas hit the mark again.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-06-05 09:24|| 2016-06-05 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't see any Aurelians on the horizon.

Posted by charger 2016-06-05 10:55|| 2016-06-05 10:55|| Front Page Top

#5 We are each an Aurelian, borne in a manger.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-06-05 11:24|| 2016-06-05 11:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Part of the problem has been as the World's policeman you had to invest the Executive with sustaining powers that ultimately destroyed the old republic. Those were meant for only short periods of time. Chaos is natural. The cost of controlling events is very expensive. In the end, Rome could not afford it, and neither could we. Posted by Procopius2k

Entirely accurate assessment in only 57 single PPT capable words. The only thing I might add is that government 'policing' or gun running, like all government endeavors, quickly becomes an enterprise.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-06-05 11:39|| 2016-06-05 11:39|| Front Page Top

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