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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 5441431, member: 26302&quot;]Tedious? You assert something clearly in error, yet I am tedious for refusing to buy it. Kazakhstan has tons of land and pretty isolated, how strong are they economically? Brazil is more isolated than us, and close to the same amount of land, want to swap USD for Reals?</p><p><br /></p><p>Economic strength is related to ONE thing, demand for goods and services from that country. Nothing more. Some of the strongest economies on earth have almost no natural resources. What great advantages do Japan or Korea have? Nothing, yet their currency is strong because of their economy. Their military is stronger than is should be for their population because of their economy. 100% of currency and military strength POTENTIAL, (I say this since some strong economies are not currently spending what they could on their military, some poor countries like N Korea spend way too much and will destroy them), is due to their economic strength.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who does not understand this very basic fact is setting themselves to misread the entire world everyday. Modern Germany is a military powerhouse in the wings. If they and Japan CHOSE to become militaristic, few countries could stop them. Except for missiles or nukes, N Korea and Iran are irrelevant due to economic destruction due to their political systems.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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