>>>>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-bombshell-age-of-america-about-to-end-2011-04-25?pagenumber=1
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>>>Yawn. I bitch and moan about some of the directions we have taken but we remain one of the greatest nations the world has ever seen. We are two nations trying to share one hat. We'll deal with it.
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>>Uhmm... Scary prospect.
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>>From the article;
>>The last time the world’s dominant hegemon lost its ability to run things singlehandedly was early in the past century. That’s when the U.S. and Germany surpassed Great Britain. It didn’t turn out well.
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>Sergio, you are one of my favorites here so let's not get into it. I respect your POV and recognize there is some truth in it. There are reasons we are so disliked. My point is only that I think it has gotten out of hand. We don't get credit for the things we have done for the world and in many cases are still doing. The entire world has become a very scary place and you can't reasonably expect any country to hold everything together.
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>I seem to recall a couple of wars in the first half of the last century in which we participated. I am not claiming we did it all by ourselves, certainly not, but IMO both of them would have turned out differently if not for U.S. involvement. Would you rather we all spoke German now?

I think you anticipate in this post much more then anybody ever said.
There is imo real danger for history to repat itself for the third time in last 100 years. That is not because America is good or bad country, but because circumstances and forces driving things out of controls are quiet simillar. Especially to pre ww2 situation. Great market crush, great depression, trade/resource wars across the globe etc. Almost all war vortex ingredients are there.
This is what is scarry. This time China is rising giant. Do You think western military machines will just wait iddle to be eventually overtaken in power by Chineese ?