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To: ild who wrote (1662)	1/4/2001 10:40:49 PM
From: Rolla Coasta	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

I think Europe, Japan, Asia would love to see US in trouble. The problem is that it would mean even bigger troubles for them. Actually, lots of 3rd world countries are waiting for joining WTO to establish stable credit markets for themelves, and be able to buy the US high-tech products, provided that their cheap products can sell in the US. Of course, their political system must be very stable. No one wants to screw up with the US IMO, unless they are offended & abused by the US military. Just a thought. Q

To: ild who wrote (1662)	1/5/2001 8:19:16 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi ILD, I think some countries and folks may have a real problem with the US, but most are OK with the US. The peace is kept, press is amusing, TV shows are entertaining, burgers are addicting, things do go better with coca cola, attitude is straight forward, meritocracy rules most of the time, and dollar is convenient. Most important of all … that crazy Nasdaq has been great. Over all, I think the US is just fine, though some of the quirky stuff can go to the way side: odd law suits against Dow Corning (no science), the OJ Simpson trial (he did it), the whining about drugs from the supply side (the problem is with demand side), the beating up of Microsoft (what is wrong with Bill), the nonsense about stolen nuclear secrets (there are no secrets), and the weirdness with not exporting encryption know-how (it is just math) and all the eavesdropping on phone calls (try translating Hakka dialect in real time). The world will be a worse place without the US.