Prophecies of doom and gloom?

[Channing]

As if that wasn't enough, Britain's NHS is collapsing, which means that sometime in the near future, we'll have to pay for all our medical and dental services instead of getting them free.

Well I'd say enjoy it while you can. Americans only get these benefits through insurance. So while you guys I'm sure relieve some kind of tax torwards it. Our's only comes from a splitting insurance throughout a household. And you're lucky to find good benefits at most places.

My sources and info are probably wrong, but based on what I've been told, why is nothing being done to ensure our countires ongoing stability? One solution that would help is removing American and British all troops from Iraq. So far, we've caused too much trouble.

If anything, that would cost more money. If a regime gains power again and begins killing it's own citizens like that of Saddam. The U.N. will be forced to take action spending millions more to contain an already resolving situation. We're building permanent bases there to maintain order.

This is purely my POV and most of it's speculation and opinion. However, I'm growing increasingly concerned about today's super-powers and how their greed and ignorance is proving to lead them to a down-fall. If anyone has the real facts, please tell me, 'cos this is something I feel very strongly about, and I don't want to mislead people or ramble on about something that makes no sense. So, any thoughts?

China is the only particular threat that should be of concern. North Korea may be threatening us with nuclear warfare but if you look at their history. It's basically a cry for help. They make threats because they are in need of food. Therefore exchanges are made to keep the peace. I highly doubt they'd ever fire upon the U.S. or any member involved in our coalition. The retaliation would be devastating.

Germany, Russia, and France are not helping with the war in Iraq because through Pakistani intelligence and documents found in Iraq (announced in the news as well) that evidence was discovered proving they broke the embargo ban during the time the U.N. was attempting to clear Saddam of his weapons. Which he claimed to have destroyed but has no documents proving so. And I doubt they would be aggressive with us. On a social scale they got caught with their pants down.

I'm not all that worried. Asia has become a rather tick in my mind but in reality firing upon us would bring them severe consequence. And I doubt that's something they could endure as a nation. Muchless economy-wise.