Great civilizations and empires are defeated from within, due to corruption, demographics and cultural failure.
However, while the USA still enjoys global reserve status, why not continue to run up $x billion annual budget deficits and an $x trillion balance in the national debt?
The name of the game is to ride the wild pony; check logic and common sense at the door. If the MIC wants to develop weapons systems and other fun playthings to feed their fantasy of regional kinetic conflict, who are we to disagree?
In the meantime, the clock is ticking against certain countries that so foolishly believe the false rhetoric that diversity is a strength. Which global adversary most definitely does NOT follow that program? Second question: would anyone be surprised that China is one of the chief culprits financing the demographic destruction of the USA?
Rome was finally defeated by the associated Germanic tribes decades/centuries after it began its terminal decline. Why waste resources against a vibrant enemy, when time will do most of the work for you? Osama was right, people favor the strong horse.
would anyone be surprised that China is one of the chief culprits financing the demographic destruction of the USA