Alternet: 4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

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Mon Dec-06-10 11:34 PM
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Alternet: 4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines.

A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don’t bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends suggests that in 2025, just 15 years from now, it could all be over except for the shouting.

LONG article (8 pages) but well worth reading.
more at http://www.alternet.org/world/149080/4_scenarios_for_the_coming_collapse_of_the_american_empire/

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Mon Dec-06-10 11:38 PM
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1. I read about that here this morning:

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9700454&mesg_id=9700454

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