The U.S. Empire is 'Fraying' and 'Collapsing': Pentagon Study

[rangerrebew]

The U.S. Empire is 'Fraying' and 'Collapsing': Pentagon Study


Report says Washington should consider the "post-primacy" milieu as a "wakeup call".

A study by the Pentagon, "At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World" says the U.S. framework of international order that was established after World War II is "fraying" and “collapsing."

“While the United States remains a global political, economic, and military giant, it no longer enjoys an unassailable position versus state competitors,” the report claims.

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/The-U.S.-Empire-is-Fraying-and-Collapsing-Pentagon-Study-20170721-0024.html

[Sanguine]

Yes, wasn't that the goal of the last administration?  Guess it worked.

[skeeter]

Things change. It was bound to happen regardless of what we do.

The real question is can we successfully adapt to the new conditions? Questionable since so much of the world, those both living here and those abroad, now seem to think they have a say in which direction the US should take.

[endicom]

Well, we're not supposed to be New Rome and we'd bankrupt ourselves trying to be.