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US Must Nurture its Power, Not Squander It

Andrew J. Bacevich, Boston University | August 18, 2011

The US is no longer the world’s sole superpower, but it can prevent its relative decline from becoming absolute. ++ Rather than insisting on American preeminence by "vainly" pouring billions into foreign wars, the US should negotiate boundaries on its use of force, establish norms in the global competition for resources, curb the international arms trade, and “focus increased diplomatic attention on trouble spots” such as Taiwan, Kashmir, Korea and Palestine. ++ Lighter burdens are essential for Washington to get its house in order.

Fri, Sep 9th 2011, 14:11

Kiona Bolt, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, (4)

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That's a fair comment, but how do you convince the US population of this? I agree with you, but there are a lot people who will severely disagree with you and unfortunately it is those people who vote in the US.

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