Tournament: GSU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty MM | Judge: Andrew Hart
China perceives the US as a great power in the status quo
Nathan and Scobell, 12
(Andrew J. Nathan and Andrew Scobell, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University Andrew Scobell is Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. Passage adapted from their forthcoming book, China’s Search for Security (Columbia University Press, 2012) Foreign Affairs, How China Sees America, The Sum of Beijing’s Fears, October 2012, http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138009/andrew-j-nathan-and-andrew-scobell/how-china-sees-america)
"Great power" is...or hurt China. 

A weak US will cause China to become aggressive
Fisher, 13
(Richard D Fisher Jr., Senior Fellow on Asian Military Affairs, authority on the PRC military and the Asian military balance and their implications for Asia and the United States, The Washington Times, Weakening U.S. presence encourages Chinese aggression satellite monitoring could notify allies of Beijing’s regional forays, May 28, 2013, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/28/weakening-us-presence-encourages-chinese-aggressio/)
Such assurance of...commitments since 1945

Cyber war with China is on the brink now, any aggression will trigger
Yi, 13
(Dr. Xiaoxiong Yi, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of China Institute, Ph.D. American University, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, The coming of China-U.S. cyber war, Jun. 20, 2013, http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20130619/OPINION02/306190009/The-coming-China-U-S-cyber-war)
The cyber warfare...United States citizens.

Cyber conflict escalation goes nuclear
Cimbala, 12
(Stephen J. Cimbala, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State Brandywine, Ph.D. in Political Science, | ON NUCLEAR WAR: DETERRENCE, ESCALATION, AND CONTROL, Pg. 40-41 Military and Strategic Affairs | Volume 4 | No. 3 | December 2012 http://cdn.www.inss.org.il.reblazecdn.net/upload/(FILE)1362308901.pdf)
The preceding illustrations...and con?ict termination.

Tournament: GSU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty MM | Judge: Andrew Hart
North Korea sees the US as strong now
Smith, 13
(Jack A. Smith, Anti War.com, Behind the US-North Korean Bluster, April 04, 2013)
The U.S. refuses...recognition from Washington

Drones, Cyber warfare, and ground troops are staple in the US military. Any restrictions would weaken US perception internationally  
Alexander and Stewart, 12
(David Alexander and Phil Stewart, Reuters, New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones, January 6, 2012)
President Barack Obama...and some lawmakers

US weakness provokes North Korea into attacking
Boot, 13
(Max Boot, leading military historian and foreign-policy analyst, Commentary, U.S. Weakness Provokes N. Korea and Iran, February 12, 2013 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/12/u-s-weakness-provokes-n-korea-and-iran-nuclear-test/)
So much for...in the world.

North Korean aggression goes nuclear
Silcocks, 13
(James Silcocks, The Independent, North Korea threatens 'all-out war, a nuclear war' as it announces it is 'on war footing' with South, Kim Jong-un warns of 'an all-out war, a nuclear war', 30 MARCH 2013, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-threatens-allout-war-a-nuclear-war-as-it-announces-it-is-on-war-footing-with-south-8554932.html)
South Korea's Unification...only hours away”.

Tournament: GSU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty MM | Judge: Andrew Hart
Deal on Debt Ceiling now—PC Key to push moderate Republicans
Kapur 9/9
(Sahil is TPM's senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent, his articles have been published in The Guardian and The Huffington Post. "Is House GOP Backing Down In Debt Limit Fight?."Talking Points Memo. TPM Media LLC, 09 Sept 2013. Web. 20 Sep 2013. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/gop-reveals-its-strategy-on-gov-t-funding-debt-limit?ref=fpb. SLP)
House Republicans are...debt limit hike.

Obama’s hardline on is key—any negotiations ruin the deal and his PC
Yglesias 8/28
(Matthew is the Slates business and economics correspondent and author of The Rent is Too Damn High. "Is Obama Poised to Botch the Next Round of Fiscal Negotiations?." The Slate. The Slate Group, 28 Aug 2013. Web. 20 Sep 2013. http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/08/28/obama_debt_ceiling_negotiations_is_he_poised_to_botch_them.html. SLP)
Under the circumstances...a definitive strategy.

Fighting to defend his war power will drain Obama’s PC-- trading off with rest of agenda—empirics prove
Kriner, 10
(Douglas L. Kriner is assistant professor of political science at Boston University  “After the Rubicon: Congress, Presidents, and the Politics of Waging War”, University of Chicago Press, Dec 1, 2010, page 68-69)
While congressional support...the international arena.

Political capital is finite --- the plan would tradeoff with domestic economic priorities
Moore, 9/10
(Heidi is Guardian's US finance and economics editor. 9/10/2013, “Syria: the great distraction; Obama is focused on a conflict abroad, but the fight he should be gearing up for is with Congress on America's economic security,” http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/10/obama-syria-what-about-sequester)
Before President Obama...his actions better.

This will destroy the U.S. and global economy
Davidson, 9/10
(Adam - co-founder of NPR’s “Planet Money” 9/10/2013, “Our Debt to Society,”http:www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/magazine/our-debt-to-society.html?pagewanted=alland_r=0))
This is the definition...riskier and costlier.

Economic Decline causes war
Friedberg and Schoenfeld 8
Aaron, Prof. Politics. And IR @ Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and Visiting Scholar @ Witherspoon Institute, and Gabriel, Senior Editor of Commentary and Wall Street Journal, “The Dangers of a Diminished America”, 10-28,http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455074012352571.html
Then there are...with external adventures.

NFU would destroy our anti-proliferation capabilities and heg
Chyba and Crouch, 09
(Christopher F. Chyba is professor of astrophysics and international affairs at Princeton University, where he directs the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School, and a former National Security Council staff member in the Clinton Administration. J. D. Crouch is executive vice president at Qinetiq North America and was deputy national security advisor in the George W. Bush administration. “Understanding the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy Debate”, The Washington Quarterly, July 09, pdf) NL
Some advocating no...to nuclear protection.

Tournament: GSU | Round: 3 | Opponent: Liberty MM | Judge: Andrew Hart
Heg causes prolif – power projection causes nuclear counterbalancing
Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT, 13
(Barry, also Director of the Security Studies Program at MIT, “Pull Back: The Case for a Less Activist Foreign Policy,” Foreign Affairs, January/February 2013, accessed via EBSCO 2-19-13 Bosley)
Finally, a restrained...the ultimate deterrent.

Heg results in great power balancing, arms races, and proliferation
Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT, 13
(Barry, also Director of the Security Studies Program at MIT, “Pull Back: The Case for a Less Activist Foreign Policy,” Foreign Affairs, January/February 2013, accessed via EBSCO 2-19-13 Bosley)
The United States...impressive weapons systems.

No widespread proliferation
Hymans, USC Associate Professor of International Relations, 12
(Jacques, “North Korea's Lessons for (Not) Building an Atomic Bomb,” 4-16-12, www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137408/jacques-e-c-hymans/north-koreas-lessons-for-not-building-an-atomic-bomb?page=show, accessed 9-26-12 Bosley)
Washington's miscalculation is...lot of company.

And there’s no impact to proliferation – comprehensive study proves
Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, 11-30-12
(Stephen M., also presently serves as faculty chair of the international security program at the Belfer Center for Science and international affairs and as co-chair of the editorial board of the journal International Security. He is also a member of the editorial boards of Foreign Policy, Security Studies, International Relations, and Journal of Cold War Studies, and coeditor of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs, “The mother of all worst-case assumptions about Iran,” 11-30-12, http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/11/30/the_mother_of_all_worst_case_assumptions_about_iran, accessed 12-3-12 Bosley)
Yet this "mother...isn't worth it

Limiting pres war powers kills heg
Yoo, 12
(John, American attorney, law professor, and author. He served as a political appointee, the Deputy Assistant US Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice (OLC), during the George W. Bush administration, "War Powers Belong to the President", Feb 1, www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/war_powers_belong_to_the_president
Our Constitution has...we make war

Tournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: KCKCC | Judge:
“Resolved” proves the framework for the resolution is to enact a policy.
Words and Phrases 64 Permanent Edition

The USFG is the government in Washington D.C.
Encarta 2k http://encarta.msn.com
 “The federal government of the United States is centered in Washington DC”

Their relationship to potential actions of the United States Federal Government and to the debate process remains unresolved in their advocacy.
Jackson 91, Professor of Management Systems and Science, University of Hull, UK
Michael C., Systemic Practice and Action Research, 1991, p. 611, Springer ecollection