[FreedomPoster]

#63 + some variation of #68, with perhaps the U.S. acting in the Imperial mode, rather than Europe or Japan. If the U.S. scenario comes to pass, it will be the beginning of the final chapter of the end of Republic.

Also - will the Chinese remain quiet through all of this? I doubt it, but then again, their leaders are pretty busy riding their own tiger.

[Travis McGee]

I can see an outcome involving the US taking the Saudi oil fields, Japan and China carving up Indonesia and Malaysia, Europe taking Libya.

But how this all happens without a global war, that I can't see. It might be as bad or worse than 1929-45.

[aristeides]

If Europe and Japan are the imperialists, that will probably be a big boost to their national morale, and hike up their BIRTH RATES.