Study of history should never be ignored. All empires in history starting with the Roman Empire & including the Third Reich have one thing in common...they ALL ended in destruction of the empires, and the main reason was military campaigns in foreign lands, debt & debasement of currency.
With $14.32 Trillion in debt, and $1.5+ trillion in yearly deficits, the indisputable fact is that we are headed in the same direction if we do not curb our adventures in foreign lands, and real soon, like right now.
And the acceptance of homosexuality and pedophilia