>>This is the absolute beginning of the decline of the American empire.
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>Someone, alot smarter than me, recently pointed out that the American Empire is just an extension of the British Empire. While the British Empire declined the American one rose, its actually reasonable to just view them as one in the same.

I just saw this recently on CBC. The American Revolution, could be viewed as a civil war of the British Empire. The American faction prospered.

>The question then might be what will arise from the decline of the American empire? Surely something. It appears that the European Union might be it. Or perhaps, a United Nations type organization might be it?

Europe is already in decline, the EU is a desperate attempt to balance US power. I think China will be the next superpower.

>Anyways, I think there's a pretty easy fix for America to keep ahold of their status. We need to annex Mexico and Canada. A North American Union of US, Canada, and Mexico seems to be a stepping stone in that direction,

Aren't you familiar with the Manifest Destiny?
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/dialogues/prelude/manifest/manifestdestiny.html