Thats why ts very dangerous to allow the US to get too far ahead of other countries. No offense to Americans who want peace, but if a lunatic gets into the white house, he can abuse the trust given to him such as Bush has done and use developments made by the former generations in US to threaten or violently occupy/wage wars on other countries.
As Abraham Lincoln said:
"Allow the president to invade a neighbouring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose—and you allow him to make war at pleasure."
Not only did this topic reveal the Bush "administration's" plan to wage wars against 7 countries in 5 years, the US also threatened to "bomb Pakistan back to the stoneage" unless Pakistan joins the US in the war against Afghanistan.
Outrageous, those nations have the right to exist and govern themselves, the US would never issue such threats or violence against Russia or China because they would probably defeat the US, is bullying weaker countries something the US prides itself on?