These nations and political blocs aren't targeting America militarily...not yet. They are working on breaking down America economically, and it is now possible to do this. Why? The US is now the biggest debtor nation on the planet, to get out of more debt, we borrow even more, this is possible because the dollar is the reserve currency of choice around the planet but now that status is going away. To get easy access to capital we continue to put ourselves further into debt, by issuing treasury bills and selling them to other countries. China now holds the largest reserves of US treasuries on the planet, and they are one of the reasons why the US Dollar has plummeted in value over the past five years, they are "diversifying", buying Gold and Euros. Russia and other oil producing nations are also conducting business in Euros. Iraq was invaded because Saddam Hussein sold some oil for Euros.
With the exception of Russia and China, most of the nation blocs don't have much military muscle, at least not yet. Europe will however, become a major military power on the same level as the US within a decade, thanks to the stealth EU constitution that is going to turn Europe into a Superstate. India will also have considerable military power, anyway it has nuclear weapons which is good enough.

In case you have been living under a stone Russia and China just recently formed a military alliance which will soon rival NATO. I expect that India and maybe even Japan will join this alliance. Japan has long been an ally of the US but these days Japan is moving away from America. Japan is also one of the nations that is constantly diluting UN resolutions against Iran.

I thought you meant as individual threats. But your right, in that our lone warrior act is going to gets us in trouble. We've made the UN mad at us, the Europeans are getting their act together in terms of energy independace away from oil, the East is setting aside their differences & considering forming a coalition that will rival the UN & E.U. in a few decades. Even if they're not as sophisticated they will be tough competition from just sheer numbers in work force and economy. We are a member of NATO, but as to how influential will depend on our skills as a team player. Our greatest asset (military power) is soon going to become a liability if the debt keeps going up because of it. I don't know if India can get along with Russia though, there is no love lost between the two. But even if the dollar is weakening, we still have the most powerful economy when it comes to the private sector: Microsoft, Walmart, etc...

I forgot to add my part about NATO, its OVER. The EU Army is coming, and basically it means the Transatlantic Alliance between Europe and the USA is coming to an end. Why would Europe need NATO when it can act on its own with a unified EU Army? Europe, China, India, and Russia are all getting on good terms with one another but on bad terms with the USA.

The American Century? It ended seven years ago.

As far as American corporations, Europe has more large corporations than the US and because of the strengthening Euro, they are on a buying binge of American companies, might sound like good news but it isn't.

The military power of the US is dependent upon a strong economy, once the dollar loses its reserve status, which will be soon, the US economy will be a shadow of its former self. No money, no military. Anyway with the spread of nuclear weapons across the world it really does not matter anymore, did you know France's "Pro US" President Nicolas Sarkozy just signed a deal with Libya giving them nuclear technology? More small threatened third world nations will be getting the bomb. So far North Korea and soon Iran and now Libya because of France.

We'll just see how well these alliances work. They've been barely formed if what you say about the 7 years is true. Let's see how well they do when the first hurricane wind blows their unification.

Meanwhile, we can always move to france if america comes to an end. Or canada...

Canada would be better because France is being consolidated into the EU Superstate which is basically going to become a reincarnation of the Holy Roman Empire. I don't think any place is going to be good. Around the world I see an increasing trend to totalitarian rule and a wider gap between the rich and poor and a lot of political turmoil for the next 20 years.

That doesn't mean you can't go live in France just because it's an EU member, unless they start not giving Visas to people from the US. But Canada does have a the least history for civilian abuse. Although living in such a prominently British state makes me uncomfortable. But Canada does have the wider job market for doctors.

Right now the EU is democratic but its going to change soon, its becoming more and more a police state. I am sure you might be able to go there..but are you sure you want to live in a police state?

A police state? Where did you get that from. The police there don't even carry guns and they're crime rate is practically non existant if you compare it to the US's. Europe hasn't gone to war in ages. Especially the French police force, they're ninnies when it comes to controlling their people like the mobs. Plus I'd like to see them try because they might bring up old fears and start Viva la Revolution again if they tried to supress the French people. I don't know if things will change under Sarcose's reign but under Chirac, France could not be controlled. The only warring country is the U.K./ Britain and that's partly because of their alliance with us.

French police are armed, there are also CCTV monitoring in all the cities in France and Western Europe in general. You don't have these in most US cities yet. European countries still get a lot of information about their citizens and residents. In Germany if you apply for a visa, there is a section that asks you about your religion. Anyway you are obviously ignorant about Europe, because Europe is being dominated by Germany not France.

There is also a dark side to the public health care that Western Europeans get, the governments have information about a person's health, access to very intimate data, like someone's HIV status.

You also misread my post, I said the EU is now democratic but its moving towards becoming a police state. Europe has had a history of oppression and especially with the current climate of terrorism European governments are engaged in a massive attack on a civil liberties.

They're not armed with guns. The use of CCTV has just started in America. There was an documentary by NBC that talked about equip... that can be used to block these signals, so for example you can make sure someone can't spy on your house from a car outside or something. America is no less when it comes to info on its citizens/residents. I never said anything about which country is dominant in Europe, so you can't call me ignorant on something I haven't talked about. If Europe's crime is video spying, then it seems as if we're on our way soon to having our phones tapped under the cover of protection from terrorism. Next you'll be saying the visions portrayed in V for Vendetta will come true.