The history of Rome's rise and fall should be ample warning, but not many Americans are paying attention. Historically, as a nation's moral standard declines so does it's power and standing in the world community. At the accelerating rate the US moral standard has gone downhill since I was in HS, we should be in the 2nd rank of nations along with the UK and France in one or two more generations. May as well get used to looking up to Red China now as the world's #1 superpower and avoid the rush later.