Comments on: Forecast 2014: North America

By: An80sreaganite

An80sreaganite — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:47:51 +0000

XL Pipeline: As long as John Podesta as a close adviser to the president the XL Pipeline will languish in purgatory. This president does not want this pipeline, is in the process of forcing the U.S. to export it’s coal reserves, rather than use it to power our homes, and put 4 out of every 10 rows of corn into your gas tank rather than on your supper table. All in spite of oil & natural gas reserves greater than that of Saudi Arabia.
Political
We can only hope the GOP gains control of the Senate and the only way it’ll happen WITH the Tea Party, not in spite of the Tea Party.
NATO Pullout of Afghanistan
It is sad that Obama’s foreign is in such a state of disarray that we cannot get country whose president depends on us to prop him up to acquiesce to our demands. It only proves once again that liberal should NEVER be entrusted with foreign policy and diplomacy, much less use of the military.
Pentagon
Sequestration was the last best hope of constraining the runaway government spending of this regime. Even after sequestration, the U.S. would have spent more on defense than the next 11 countries COMBINED.

By: Alan Williams

Alan Williams — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:06:28 +0000

"This will result in a more fluid policymaking process overall as Republican control of both houses serves to depoliticize some aspects of governing that, until the past few years, had never been subject to the kind of deadlock we have seen on Capitol Hill of late."

WHAT?!?!?

Give your head a shake… or at least pull it out of… the sand! How in heck will "some aspects" of governing be DE-POLITICIZED when/if the Repubs take control of both houses?!?!?! That would simply give the Repubs free reign to (legislatively) RAM DOWN YOUR throats everything that they’ve been praying to do since the electorate had the audacity to vote a black person into the "WHITE" house! In January 2015, their first order of business — as controlled by the Tea Baggers — will be to pass a bill requiring each household in America to kill at least one puppy per month.

By: Theedrich Yeat

Theedrich Yeat — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:30:57 +0000

Although I am normally very leery of any entanglements with South Asia at all, reality forces me to agree with sunil kumar dogra. We cannot possibly rein in the devious Pakistani military or its utterly dysfunctional country alone. India is the only possible decent option there, and we should stop trying to play the "even-handed" "balance of power" game. The nuke problem is frightening, but will only grow worse if we keep shoveling $billions to the Paks.

By: Friedrich Bier

Friedrich Bier — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:47:18 +0000

Economy and the geostrategic situation in Asia has a very important role to secure peace in the world and will have and the energy sector is a factor which stabilize our countries.

What I miss is any environmental issue which will be both, a stabilization factor and a geostrategic role for peace in the future.

What about CO² in the air, which could diminish the PH, so that plankton could die? 50% of the oxygen we use is out of the ocean. If this oxygen is missing the quality of the air will be poor the air we breath too.

Commodities, which we have nearly consumed like Aluminum and other metals, but we can haul from the bottom of the sea could be a national threat and lead to war. Also the exploitation of the arctic, which is also a topic of today.

The El Nijo effect, the expansion of the deserts induced of climate change, all that didn’t find any place in the report. Are there no midterm and long-term plannings? Is there nothing to do in 2014 for a nation like the USA, which has a significant role in the world?

By: George Wee

George Wee — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:03:18 +0000

Well many may say that this is a lazy answer, or one hiding behind religious ideal.

But NO I am glad to have a faith in God and the scriptures prophesize much of what is happening and I don’t believe it is all coincidence.

I am appalled over the fact that the world is in such a poor condition and truth is not recognized, greed so rampant for power and authority. No system can stand against such abuse and survive.

The rise of Islam is just the crown of all that is corrupt and greed, political correctness is also part of the problem where truth can not be told.

The Earth will be replaced and righteous will reign.

Scriptures says the righteousness exults the nation.

George Wee

By: sunil kumar dogra

sunil kumar dogra — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:53:57 +0000

It is very difficult for Obama to pull out NATO forces from Afghanistan. There are reasons behind it.

1. First of all US must stop giving additional aids to PAKISTAN (a Terrorist Country) . US must take INDIA in confidence rather maintaining distance from India.