Does the result of the midterm elections threaten the very future of the United States? Correspondent Martin Kilian of Germany’s Tages Anzeiger outlines for readers his concern that the apparent gridlock in the American system could threaten not only America’s future – but the world.
For the Tages Anzeiger, Martin Kilian writes in part:
Instead of paving the way for a long overdue rehabilitation of this ailing superpower, whose citizens are plagued by fear of social decline and national collapse, this new balance of power could throw Washington into fresh chaos.
At stake here is not just the presidency of Barack Obama. Given its many unresolved problems, the future of the United States itself is threatened. If in the wake of their electoral success, rather than taking political responsibility, Republicans were to engage in the politics of obstruction and denial for the next two years – and with all eyes already on the 2012 elections – governing in Washington could become well nigh impossible. The consequences would be far reaching.
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