"""It's ridiculous to think that the lack of GPS is the greater upper
arm than
any other mechanism for our failure in the world. Above, you'll see
references to the US banking system, the US stock market, the US
workforce,
the US companies that degrade our capabilities by putting people out of
work. By the way, look at the lack of shortage for doctors, nurses,
scientists, teachers, etc., that is being quickly ignored right now.
THOSE--not GPS--are greater threats to our security from foreign
measures
and "forces." (Forces that don't wear uniforms)."""

What failure in the world???

People are still flocking to our country to find a better life. As a
matter of fact, the flocking is completely out of control. To be fair
though, I have heard of a couple of gay couples fleeing to Canada to
escape the "opression" in the USA. And you claim we have a shortage of
doctors, nurses, scientists, teachers, etc, but it is not being
ignored. Congress is constantly upping the legal immigration of those
listed careers and ENGINEERS. And we educate untold thousands of
foreigners each years so that they can return home and uplift their own
countries, but then they stay here.

Why is that if we're such a failure in the world?

And this UN approval stuff??? Where does -that- come from? You think
we need the approval of France or Syria? Good grief, you're watching
too much TV, I guess.

I agree that we've got some problems, but when haven't we?

I think our hugest problem is: Illegal immigration driving down wages.
Hell, legal immigration drives down wages, too. Our media is crying
that we need to raise the minimum wage to ~?~ 7.00/hour. Why? That's
a whopping $14, 560/year. Americans won't work for that little, as
they can do absolutely nothing and get that much in welfare, food
stamps, and medicaid. If they're even smarter, they've figured out how
to be disabled and draw benefits. But illegal Mexican labor would be
happy to take $7/hour. And that money goes to slum lords or it goes
back across the border. Shut off the illegal labor, and those jobs
will rise to $9 and $10/hour. That's when the American worker begins
to get interested, and a working couple can hit $40K a year. There are
even GI-bill like programs (without risking hide nor hair) that allows
them home ownership with $0.00 down.

As a side benefit to curbing illegal immigration is homeland security
threat reduction, but we all know that's bogus and no one can harm
America, right?

Anyhow, welcome back to the group.