false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180090833m/996684.jpg 996684 1 The foundations of World War III are being laid today.<br><br>American defeat in Iraq is only a matter of time, but how long it takes matters a lot. The fate of Iraq is a sideshow, the terrorist threat is a red herring, and the radical Islamists' dream of a worldwide jihad against the West is a fantasy, but the attempt to revive Pax Americana is real. No matter what the outcome of the election in November, 2004, the enterprise is likely to continue. It is bound to fail eventually, but we need it to fail soon.<br><br>American military power is not limitless, and the other big powers will not stand for US military domination of the world. They don't buy the cover story about the 'terrorist threat,' but they don't want a fight either. They are all on hold for the moment, hoping that America will remember its commitment to the United Nations, the rule of law and multilateralism. If it does not, then the drift back into alliances, balance-of-power politics and military confrontations will begin. Ten years from now, an American-led alliance that includes India and occupies much of the Middle East could be facing a European alliance led by France, Germany and Russia AND a hostile, heavily armed China.<br><br><i>In Future Tense,</i> Gwynne Dyer's brilliant follow up to last year's bestselling Ignorant Armies, he analyzes how the world made its way to the brink of disaster, and describes how we may all slide over the edge. It was fringe groups of extremists - Islamist fanatics and American neo-conservatives - who set the process in motion, but it has gone well beyond that now. It is not too late, but the clock is running. 982177 2 11 2004 Future: Tense: The Coming World Order? total:11|5:2|4:8|3:1| 11 45 24 0 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 15:02:23 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 15:02:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 13:43:40 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 13:43:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 15 11:47:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 11:47:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 24 13:19:08 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 13:19:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 22 18:31:04 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 18:31:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 13:57:36 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:57:36 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 29 06:12:57 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 06:12:58 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Dec 12 15:27:26 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 15:27:26 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 10 14:23:49 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 14:23:57 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 09 21:46:33 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 21:46:33 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Dec 08 13:07:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 13:07:59 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Oct 26 05:39:01 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 05:39:03 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 10 13:08:14 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 13:08:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 28 13:49:38 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 13:49:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 11 17:32:24 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 17:32:24 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 07 15:07:01 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 15:07:01 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 20 21:56:26 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 22:06:18 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Apr 11 18:39:18 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 18:39:20 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Feb 19 13:24:50 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 13:24:54 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 27 07:25:27 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 07:25:42 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=996684