quote:Originally posted by Wraith: Well, I wouldn't have thought all that many. The Chinese, possibly, maybe the Russians. I don't think the Continentals would, although I'm sure they'd rub in the fact that the US needed their help.
France probably would wrangle and posture a bit- not bashing France itelf here- Chiriac has campaigned on his anti-Bush sentiment.
China would probably not help and while Russia is strapped for cash, they'd help anyway.
Britan and Japan would probably be first to help financially and Canada woud be there with physical reief aid immeadeately.
Really, all the countries that helped immeadeately after 9/11 without reservations would help in any disaster.
Dispite Bush's blundering, the US's friends are there for the long haul....as in long after Bush is out of office.
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1.) When you owe the bank one hundred dollars, you have a problem. When you owe the bank one trillion dollars, the bank has a problem.
2.) What nations hold the largest amounts of U.S. Treasury bonds?
This is all somewhat moot anyway, though, since it is hard to imagine a quick disaster (as opposed to a long-term economic decline) that would affect only the United States. And why is Yellowstone the hip disaster these days?
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It just sounds cool. "Tonight on ABC....The Yellowstone Disaster...based on a true story."
The only major disaster that wuld require a flood of international aid would be either a terrorist attack (in which case the aid would be mainly logistic and inteligence) or some nuclear plant nightmare (a Chernoybol like disaster in the US would affect Canada and Mexico as well).
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quote:Originally posted by Sol System: 2.) What nations hold the largest amounts of U.S. Treasury bonds?
This is all somewhat moot anyway, though, since it is hard to imagine a quick disaster (as opposed to a long-term economic decline) that would affect only the United States.
Way too tired to think about what you're getting at but there's this. http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt with the three biggest being Japan by far, then China and the UK comparable, Caribbean banking centres (hmmm....), and the rest fall relatively speaking pretty quickly.
Maybe a very major earthquake in California? A serious Black Death-level disease outbreak?
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As an aside, I know the UK is scheduled to finally finish paying off the US for World War II next year.
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Well, yeah. I was just mentioning it, seeing as we were talking about America and money.
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quote:Originally posted by Wraith: As an aside, I know the UK is scheduled to finally finish paying off the US for World War II next year.
Then you can (mabye) afford membership in the EU, right?
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Yes, so we can give them even more of our money to waste thinking up new ways to ruin our economy and bring us under the oligarchic, undemocratic rule of Brussels.
Not that I really care all that much, of course...
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