There are many dangers in today's world. Most of these dangers stem from bad leadership rather than bad countries. The U.S. is a superpower that has great values and that is generally a good country for its citizens.

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I am not very informed about the Eastern European issues that made Russia stand up to the U.S. and NATO, but I can safely say that the world with a single superpower has not been that safe. I don't know if George W. Bush would have made his adventure into Iraq had the Russians been a force to reckon with or not, but I am sure that the White House and Pentagon would have had to think much harder about it before getting themselves into the mess they have.