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Like Britain a century ago, the United States has greatly over-borrowed in an effort to control access to the world's energy supply and at the same keep its domestic economy firing on all cylinders. As competition for diminishing oil resources threatens U.S. dollar hegemony over world oil transactions, expect to see increased Chinese political and military presence in the Middle East.
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Yep, the 21st century just may be a slide down for the USA.
I started to read a book called: The man who discovered Pluto. In it it tells of a joint Congressional declaration read by the President in 1900 which more or less declares America's hope for the future century and our world role in it. It was all very upbeat and postive, everyone was still excited about beating the pants off of Spain over Cuba and had a vision for more power.
Now we are just trying to hang on, and we see our world slipping by. We need hope for a better future, not just one of more war and bloodshed.