So, here were are 75 years later, still enjoying the fruits of the labor of a nation of 150m, 80%+ culturally cohesive, with rigid standards as to discipline, behavior and conduct. Think we can maintain it? Think Germany, France et al (EU) can create a completing network? With what army?
No, we don't have to worry about our Euro 'allies'. France itself is a pipsqueak. I love France, especially Paris. We try and go every year - we were there in March when Xi Ping was visiting. Imagine a nation of 50m+- trying to assert equal standing with one of 1.5b - and no muzzies (or other religions) or distention really allowed.
We are only one failed confrontation away with China to put the dollar reserve system at risk. $trillions upon $trillions of (phantom) wealth are tied up in paper & promises completely dependent on the status quo ie the US can pay. Admittedly with yet more printed money, but as long as the dollar can (actually, must) buy a barrel of oil, who cares.
As you can tell from the tone of my posts - this one and others, I believe China is our biggest threat. Empires come and go, and the reason for that is because the very people who built them no longer could maintain control, either via demographic majority, or institutional processes.
The America people still imagines extant - especially @ FR - simply doesn't exist, especially the one that won all our rewards 75 years ago . All it takes is an open mind, a willingness to look at facts, and an honest evaluation of actual circumstances to see where the trend line is going. That's why I believe we still have to maintain an aggressive posture, if only to keep playing pantomime before the grand revel demonstrates we're a spent force ripe for the plucking.
Funny you rarely see this important issue examined much in the MSM, guess they don't want to freak out joe6-pack, kinda like how we've been kept in the dark about UFO's too lol. But since this is really the genesis of pretty much all of our wars of empire and that might not sit well with the majority of Americans, they have to feed us various other bs reasons (WMD, ect)to win the public over. Amazing most people haven't figured this out yet.