The United States is the Greatest Superpower in History

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The United States is the Greatest Superpower in History

Constantinos E. Scaros

Every Fourth of July Americans celebrate Independence Day with typical over-the-top fanfare, but for the most part exhibit a genuine and deeply heartfelt patriotism. Americans have long maintained that their beloved nation is “the greatest country in the world,” and, to an even loftier extent, “the greatest country in the history of the world.” Be

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July 05, 2012

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3 readers comments


1. Niko Seretis wrote on July 07, 2012 11:29 AM	Amen Constantino!

2. Philip Vorgias wrote on July 07, 2012 12:07 PM	US foreign policy for the last century (at any rate) has been under the control of non-elected elites, no matter which Party controlled the White House. Without exception Secretary's of State and Defense have come out of the Council on Foreign Relations and/or the Trilateral Commission, as have many of the other key officials in each Administration. US Foreign policy with respect to Greece, Cyprus and Hellenic issues in general has been largely non-supportive and occasionally hostile. When it comes down to Turkey and Greece there has been little question of an American bias towards Ankara. This was certainly true during the Kissinger years, not that it changed much for the better since then. America may be a Superpower, but our foreign policy has often been fickle, hypocritical and not up to the high ideals the founding fathers pronounced. Far from it.

3. Philip Vorgias wrote on July 07, 2012 12:09 PM	I'd be interested in hearing Ambassador Theros views on the above-if he can focus on US foreign policy and not deviate into one of his ad hominem political jabs at conservatives and Republican Administration failures.
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