With the fall of Soviet Union, America emerged as the sole superpower of the world. A hundred and sixty two years of isolation helped America build her economy and military might. By the end of the Second World War, the country came out as a formidable force in the world; a sleeping giant out of a long period of hibernation. The leviathan nation stood upon an enormous energy deposit, which made her self-sufficient in almost every field; and thus helped America in her policy to stay out of world politics for as long as she had.
With the sphere of influence that spans the whole globe, it isn't hard to imagine why countries look at America as their protector of rights and the messiah of freedom. It isn't hard to imagine why countries like Israel, England and Pakistan will not accept USA as their leader; when America itself is obliged to act as one.
The irony lies in the fact that America currently has the second largest active and non-active stockpile of WMDs, and to this day remains as the only country to have used nuclear weapons against another nation. Yet it remains the embodiment of peace, freedom, liberation and sovereignty. The question is why? Not only why the double-standard, but why the whole world turns a blind eye to it? The answer lies in the strong economy of our superpower, the formidable military power and the constant manipulation of facts & figures through media by the Bush Administration.
The Great Depression resulted in not only the stock market crash of USA, but the collapse of world economy at an unprecedented level. As it was still helping Europe to recover from the disasters of First World War, the stock market crash left America with a great depression of herself. With the aid cut to England and her allies, who practically ruled the majority of the world; it resulted in a catastrophe of an unparalleled level.
This did not only prove that American economy was the backbone of the world, but that survival of other countries without American support was not a reality.
July 16, 1945 saw the first ever test of a nuclear weapon, nicknamed "Trinity". Soon after, the Soviet Union had also claimed itself as a nuclear state, and an arms race started between the then superpowers; something that has become a global phenomenon today.
After the Second World War, the world found itself a chessboard on which two players tried to dominate one another in a Cold War. Whether at the time Capitalism dominated Communism or not, the globe transformed into two blocks and sided with either the Soviets or the Americans. And the defeat of Communism brought an end to the bi-polar world. Now the world had only one power to look up to, only one nation, USA. Not very surprisingly, Capitalism engulfed the world with America as its torch-bearer.
Education brought drastic changed in America and a local network between Universities soon transformed into the World Wide Web. The whole planet was now a global village. Something which again originated from the heart of America, took the whole world by amazement and the followers' faith strengthened.
If it was America's security at stake, the planet itself felt insecure. September 11, 2001, our superpower was taken by surprise.
They say, "Might is Right" and it has been proved since time immemorial, the world is in a state of anarchy, and the survival of the fittest is mother nature's unshakeable law.
Finally as Bush said, "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." The world did not take time to make its realistic decision.
With the sphere of influence that spans the whole globe, it isn't hard to imagine why countries look at America as their protector of rights and the messiah of freedom. It isn't hard to imagine why countries like Israel, England and Pakistan will not accept USA as their leader; when America itself is obliged to act as one.
"Free nations are peaceful nations; free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." ~ George W. Bush, President, USA.
The irony lies in the fact that America currently has the second largest active and non-active stockpile of WMDs, and to this day remains as the only country to have used nuclear weapons against another nation. Yet it remains the embodiment of peace, freedom, liberation and sovereignty. The question is why? Not only why the double-standard, but why the whole world turns a blind eye to it? The answer lies in the strong economy of our superpower, the formidable military power and the constant manipulation of facts & figures through media by the Bush Administration.
"Freedom is the non-negotiable right of human dignity." ~ George W. Bush
It very well is, but then again;"There ought to limits to freedom." ~ George W. Bush
Is this contradiction? Or is it an example of hypocrisy and double-standards on part of the ruling regime of America? How America has affected the globe and/ world politics can be answered through various real-life examples.The Great Depression resulted in not only the stock market crash of USA, but the collapse of world economy at an unprecedented level. As it was still helping Europe to recover from the disasters of First World War, the stock market crash left America with a great depression of herself. With the aid cut to England and her allies, who practically ruled the majority of the world; it resulted in a catastrophe of an unparalleled level.
This did not only prove that American economy was the backbone of the world, but that survival of other countries without American support was not a reality.
July 16, 1945 saw the first ever test of a nuclear weapon, nicknamed "Trinity". Soon after, the Soviet Union had also claimed itself as a nuclear state, and an arms race started between the then superpowers; something that has become a global phenomenon today.
After the Second World War, the world found itself a chessboard on which two players tried to dominate one another in a Cold War. Whether at the time Capitalism dominated Communism or not, the globe transformed into two blocks and sided with either the Soviets or the Americans. And the defeat of Communism brought an end to the bi-polar world. Now the world had only one power to look up to, only one nation, USA. Not very surprisingly, Capitalism engulfed the world with America as its torch-bearer.
Education brought drastic changed in America and a local network between Universities soon transformed into the World Wide Web. The whole planet was now a global village. Something which again originated from the heart of America, took the whole world by amazement and the followers' faith strengthened.
If it was America's security at stake, the planet itself felt insecure. September 11, 2001, our superpower was taken by surprise.
"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended." ~ George W. Bush
And it wasn't the freedom of a single state, but the whole world. A country unable to figure out a hi-jacked plane en route to attack the WTC, within no time pointed her finger to Osama Bin Laden, in Afghanistan. A third world country was bombed to dust, for a single individual, labeled as a 'prime suspect'. Thousands perished and millions supported, because it was the world freedom at stake. Iraq was her next target and WMD was the accusation. No wonder if American security was under threat, the world security too was intimidated. If oil was America's interest so were the worlds. We witnessed another nation decimated to the ground and through media, the WMD accusation, cleverly removed from the gullible minds of people."Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." George W. Bush
With those words coming from the Head of the superpower which nation will not follow? Aid and security concerns are more than enough for any country to deliberately catch cold when Mr. Bush sneezes. Though obviously this cannot be taken as a threat or a statement that would question security and peace in the world, because it s coming from "freedom itself". It isn't hard for us to imagine how the declining price of dollar is affecting the ever-growing commodity prices in the world; and how in a hierarchy America always finds itself at the top of the chain.They say, "Might is Right" and it has been proved since time immemorial, the world is in a state of anarchy, and the survival of the fittest is mother nature's unshakeable law.
Finally as Bush said, "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." The world did not take time to make its realistic decision.
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