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Round 1: How close is China to becoming the Western Pacific Hegemon?
No.
1-US Allies
2-Not sufficient economic control
3-Requires additional military expenditure that it can't afford
Round 2: Can the eurozone save itself with "Single Currency"?
No.
1-Single Currency leads to austerity, austerity stifles growth
2-Greece is unrecoverable
3-EU leadership is fragmented and single countries can't determine their monetary policy
Round 3: Will the US remain divided on almost everything?
Yes.
1-Fiscal Cliff-Boehner+Obama
2-Social Issues
3-Presidential election fallout
Final round: Will Aung San Suu Kyi be an effective force for reform in Myanmar's parliament?
Yes
1-She will be able to expedite the liberalisation of Myanmar's mining and housing industries
2-She can use her humans rights experience to guide Burma, securing hundreds of millions in foreign aid
3-She can end the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingas through her massiver personal influence
I won!
It was a great tournament, and I owe my team a gigantic debt for helping me get this far!
Special shoutouts:
DaFoo-came 7th, plays SC2 and LoL, posts here sometimes
Plexa and inControl, for telling me to stick with Speech and Debate
Shady Sands, because he did extemp
