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Posted: 2/24/03 8:34:56 pm
What are the Most Influential and Powerful Nations
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n. i pretty much agree with the order of your list and who is on it. although i feel a couple of them are just influential out of habit. only i would make canada and india above sweden and s korea


1 through 6 will stay at the top for quite some time over the next 100 years germany and uk will fluctuate back and forth in 5th and 6th. china will move up to 2d place and u s of a and china will swap off 1st and 2d for some time iraq and s korea will disappear from the list spain may make a come back and be right up there with france which will stay at 6 or 7. if india can avoid a nuclear war with its neighbors, it will gain promanence again i can see mexico getting its act together over the next 100 years and making it to about 8 or 9 also venezuela and s africa could become very important if they can get a grip on their politics and economies. in 100 years i see a list looking like this:
1 u s of a( china)
2 china (u s of a)
3 russia
4 japan
5 germany (u k)
6 u k (germany)
7 france
8 mexico
9 india
10 sweden
11 saudi arabia
12 spain
13 venezuela
14 south africa
15 canada

it's going to take a few years for mexico to even make the list. but as soon as the quit having elections by shooting their opponents and get the banditos under control , they will start raising their standard of living and take a place with the powers of the world. i'm not certain that numbers of people are as important as political stability.

remember which one? gwb or ben ladin?