Reply #5: Diplomatically, the Bush regime would become the world's enemy [View All]

[muriel_volestrangler]

and that would be far beyond the current situation. There would be an immediate boycott of the US, meaning primarily oil imports, from any country able to afford it (ie find another buyer for its oil) - all Islamic producers (probably therefore including Nigeria - they would risk civil war if they carried on trading with the USA), Russia and Venezuela for sure; I'd think Mexico would be quite likely to join the boycott, and Canada and Norway too. Even the UK might. Only those willing to risk being classed with the US would continue trading with it - at a hugely increased price.

US bases around the world would be under siege from protestors (dangerous sieges, that is - and it they used firepower to defend themselves, things would get ugly), and most countries would stop cooperating militarily with the US. It would be open season on all US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even those in Turkey or the Gulf states might not be much better off.