Northcom. Southcom. Centcom. Africom. What do these words mean to you?

[eridani]

What do you think they mean to the rest of the world?

[Democracyinkind]

1. Empire.

As an answer to both questions. Although I'm notoriously bad at making guesses about the rest of the world.

[leftstreet]

6. The only thing that changes are the flags

[eridani]

2. If China or Russia should decide they need their own "Northcom"

--because of how dangerous we are, how would Americans react? And why do so many expect others in the world to not have the same kind of human reactions.

[Peregrine]

12. You don't think Russia has a military command responsible for North America?

You live in a fantasy world.

China and Russia have nukes aimed at us. We have nuke subs from these countries off of our coasts.

[eridani]

14. They sure the hell don't have military bases IN North America

Not since they left Cuba

[jakeXT]

3. You forgot a couple, Northcom is pretty new

[eridani]

4. Thanks for the update n/t

[Downwinder]

5. if you are male 14 or over and not associated with one of those

groups, you are an enemy combatant.

[Cirque du So-What]

7. Spheres of influence

I'm sure a tiny percentage, rich and powerful around the world, are glad that the good ol' US of A is looking out for their interests, but for the rest of the world's inhabitants, our military capabilities represent the possibility of sudden death and destruction.

[postulater]

9. Telephone Com?

[n2doc]

10. Last letter of each should be an "n" n/t

[Robb]

11. Indoor plumbing. Rain. Heat. Mud. YMMV. nt

[gopiscrap]

13. they mean military belligerance under a coded name