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In reply to the discussion: Biggest Threat to World Peace: The United States [View all]gulliver
(13,186 posts)George W. Bush and the Republicans rushed us into an unnecessary war and hurt our reputation.
The other side of it is that of course we are a "threat." We are the only remaining superpower, the biggest kid on the block. Anyone taking the poll who has a nationalistic reaction to their country's relative strength compared to the United States is going to pick us as the threat on the list. We stand out.
So I am not bothered too much by this. Republicanism is still a threat, but fortunately, it is a dying one. Even if the Republicans manage to seat a president again at some point in the future, people will be on guard against another war stampede. Obama has done much to recover our reputation in the meantime and has shown how terrorism is really fought.