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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd safely assume that any war with the US would be
a short-lived affair:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The US spends as much on defence as the rest of the
world together. Now, given the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>unlikely scenario that the rest of the world gangs
up, they haven't had the same economies</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of scale as the US, and will get stomped into the
ground nonetheless.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In essence, no conventional war against the US can
be a long-lived affair really, as</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>long as the US is not forced into an occupying role
that negates a good bit of their</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>technological advantage.</FONT></DIV>
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