The Age of American Retrenchment

[unhappycamper]

The U.S. will not be weak in the coming decade, but its dominance will slowly recede, and the ideology of American globalization will slowly evaporate.

The Age of American Retrenchment
Al Jazeera, Qatar
By Abdul Sattar Qassem
Translated By Nathaniel Taylor
28 December 2013
Edited by Sean Feely

American Blunders

~snip~

– The basis for American thinking in its (America's) attempts to be commander of the entire world was centered on raw strength; it never used its brain to distinguish between good and bad consequences. (The U.S.) was transfixed by its own strength. As a result, it always assumed that brute force was the key to cooption, coercion and domination. That thinking caused (the U.S.) to rush into war after war, especially those against Iraq and Afghanistan.

~snip~

– The U.S. never truly tried to establish trust with the peoples of the world. Instead, it worked to impose the spread of its culture. This is in the interest of a culture that does not enjoy deep roots in history.

~snip~

- The U.S. has a problem, in that it sees money as a fundamental tool in befriending others. It is always used to purchasing the souls of governments and support of the populace.

~snip~

- Many American intellectuals thought that America’s stewardship of the globe was "the end of history." The German philosopher Hegel saw an end to history, and so did Karl Marx. The continuance of history has proven them both wrong.