Resolved: That, on balance, the rise of BRIC has had a positive impact on the U.S

I am an LDer mainly but I am doing PF in a tournament in a couple weeks and need to check my cases..... I will go Pro on this one..... The full Resolution is:Resolved: That, on balance, the rise ofBrazil,Russia, India and China (BRIC) has had a positive impact on the U.S Resolved: That, on balance, the rise of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) has had a positive impact on the United States. My Partner And I Affirm the Resolution for 3 Key Reasons. 1. Brazil has had a positive impact on the U.S Due to diplomatic Power in Latin American 2. Russia has had 3. China has had a Positive Impact on the U.S due to economic Gains for both Citizens and Business. 4. India Has Had a Positive Impact on the U.S Contention 1: Brazil has had a Positive Impact on the U.S A. The Increased Trade With Brazil has Increased American profits. As Christopher McMullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Reports" "Brazil has enormous influence in Latin America. Brazil borders on ten countries and exerts profound economic and political influence on all of them." Clare M. Ribando U.S Analyst in Latin American Affairs writes "Brazil is helping to improve the U.S. image in Latin America and lessen the influence of oil-rich Hugo Chï¿½vez of Venezuela". Julio Burdman, an Argentine political analyst, further noted "since the beginning of his second term, Lula began to compete vigorously to counter [Hugo] Chï¿½vez's aspirations as a regional leader." The Increased Brazilian Influence in South American has improved U.S Standing and has weakened the influence of Venezuala, a current Enemy of the U.S. Thomaz Alvares a Council on Hemispheric Affairs Research Associate Wrote "Washington thus needs a middle-man to mediate its relations with these leaders, and Brazil has been considering this interlocutor role as an avenue to consolidate its hemispheric leadership position." Brazil has increased U.S foreign Relations in south American and will inevitably continue to increase. Therefore the Rise of Brazil is a definite positive impact on the United States. Contention 2. Russia has had a Positive Impact on the U.S due to international Cooperation. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Writes for a December 19th 2008 edition of the Washington post "We've had very good cooperation with Russia on global issues, whether it's terrorism or nuclear nonproliferation or really Iran or North Korea. We just sponsored with the Russians a Middle East resolution at the UN a couple days ago, on piracy. You name it." Russia is also the cofounder and cochair with the United States of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. According to an Article done for the Washington Quarterly "This group of about 50 countries, some of which would have been reluctant to join if not for Russia's participation seeks to develop a framework in which they can prevent or respond to potential radiological attacks." Contention 3: China Has A Positive Impact on the United States Due to Economic Gain for Both Citizens and Business. The Impact of China on the American Economy Is Substantial. Li Ruogu, Chairman and President of China's Exim Bank reports that ", low-priced and good-quality goods and services imported from China have raised the consumer surplus and eased the inflation pressure in the US" Global financial services provider Morgan Stanley reinforces this Saying "Trade with China in 2004 alone saved American consumers $100 billion and created 4 million new jobs." Ruogu continues saying that "US investments in China have yielded high returns. As of November 2007, US investors had poured in a total of $56 billion into 51,555 enterprises in China. These investments have obtained high returns and shared China's economic success."This creation of wealth for American Citizens and Business has had a Massive positive impact on the Economy of the United States. China has become one of the Most important Figures in the American Economy. A study by the US-China Chamber of Commerce showed that "70 percent of American companies operating in China profited from their local businesses, and 42 percent of them reported profit margins in China higher than their global average." According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, "since 1990 the remittance of investment proceeds generated in China by US companies, not including retained earnings and reinvestments, has totaled $ 20.8 billion, which is about 8 percent of their global total ($270 billion) over the same period." The Massive Economic Gains of the U.S business shows that The Rise of the Chinese Economy has been a Massive benefit to the U.S economy. Contention 4: India has had a Positive Impact on the United States due to Political Cooperation and Diplomacy The Belfar Center for Science and International Affairs Reports In 2007 that "in conjunction with the United States and the United Kingdom, India played a vital role in pressuring King Gyanendra of Nepal to reinstate democracy after he dismissed the government in February 2005 Additionally, New Delhi has invested about $750 million in building infrastructure and training security forces in Afghanistan." Any Assistance in Disaster relief and other such issues will inevitably save the U.S Money in the long run as well as expedite the end of these situations. The CIA has labeled India the most important "swing state" in international politics, predicting that by 2015 India would possess the fourth–most capable concentration of power in the international system. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Declared "Our relationship with the United States has never been in such good shape as it is today...." The United States has an Important Diplomatic Relationship with India. As India continues its rise ,According to Raja Mohan. Professor of South Asian Studies in Singapore, it will "increasingly be palpable on all issues of global importance, such as liberalizing global trade, mitigating the effects of global warming and constructing a regime for the steady reduction of worldwide carbon emissions, promoting liberal values in the world, and reconstructing global institutions to reflect changing realities on the ground."