U.S. of A: Savior of the world!

[Spec]

Someday, when a meteor comes toward the earth, we will be waiting for someone to handle the situation. Imo, the U.S. will most likely take the job, not because they are such good folks but because they will not have faith in anyother country than their own. So last night, while waiting to fall asleep I thought about the results of such an outcome.

Lets say the US succeeds in stoping or destroying the meteor heading towards the earth. Will they take every other country into debt for saving the planet. Will everyone owe something to the U.S.? Would the U.S. use this situation to they're own advantage like they used 9/11?

I am asking this because the first reason why the U.S. would take the situation in their own hands is because they would want to save them selfs first and foremost but imo would likekly use the situation to "puppetrise" other countries. And they would also proclaim them selfs as saviors of the world and such and as of this day, everyone would owe something to the U.S.... and they would probably use this as propaganda....Imagine the U.S.'s public response and opinion after that...

Discuss.

[Pekka]

They would go from heroes to bad guys. Because:

"Will they take every other country into debt for saving the planet."

Yes.

"Will everyone owe something to the U.S.? "

No.

"Would the U.S. use this situation to they're own advantage like they used 9/11?"

Yes.

[Az]

dude, if the USA saves the earth from a giant meteorite about to destroy it, I think every country does owe the USofA.

[Pekka]

Az, absolutely to a certain point. BUT only to certain point. But when it's used as carte blanche for few decades, it'll be a mistake.

[Spec]

Originally posted by Az
dude, if the USA saves the earth from a giant meteorite about to destroy it, I think every country does owe the USofA.

You think? How many countries can do this? What if China or Russia did it? Would the US allow it? What if everybody races to be the first one to destroy it to use the victory instead of working in teams?
I think the US would take the situation in their own hands before even looking if someone else has a better idea just to be in the saviors position. The US will not allow themselfs to be "saved" by another country.

[Pekka]

What I mean by holding you owing about it is when you do something wrong, and then counter it with 'you owe me anyway so shut up'. 'You would be dead if it wasn't for my country, so shut up I can rape you'. That kind of thing.

Of course everyone would owe in a way, no matter who the one saving us all is. But to only certain point. When that point is crossed, it just became negative instead of positive.

[Ming]

Most likely case...

US helps put together a team of the few countries that still like us

Other countries will offer up money to help

If they save the world... people would still hate the US, and never pay up.

If they screw it up and the meteor hits, everybody will blame the US even though most of them did nothing

[Az]

You think? How many countries can do this? What if China or Russia did it?

Cheers to them for saving the universe. Everyone owes them a lot of gratitude, and they get plenty of political capital, very much deservedly. and just as with the USA, one hopes that this will change their own country for the better, as well.

If you think that people will start nuking each other so that the other will not be able to save the world in their stead, you're deluded.

[DeathByTheSword]

If they screw it up and the meteor hits, everybody will blame the US even though most of them did nothing

if there is someone left to blame or do the blaming

[Spec]

Originally posted by Az
[q]

If you think that people will start nuking each other so that the other will not be able to save the world in their stead, you're deluded.

That's exactly what I said man!!

[Donegeal]

Okay, try this one:

A metor is going to hit Iran. It will cause massive local destruction, nearly the entire country. Millions of people would die. The US is the only country with the ability to stop this from happening (I am not actually saying that they are the only ones capable, I'm using it as a hypothetical). Do they do it? And if they do, what does Iran owe the "great satan"?

[Az]

I think the world owes Iran a liberation from *******s.

[Pekka]

Yeah they'd stop it. And Iran would have to drop the grudge and start appreciating it.

[General Ludd]

No - it would be EU that saves the world, while the USA falls further into backwater obscurity.

[Winston]

I know I'd send $20 to show my appreciation. 30 if it were a really big one.