Commentary: U.S. Fiscal Failure Warrants A De-Americanized World -- Liu Chang, Xinhuanet
BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- As U.S. politicians of both political parties are still shuffling back and forth between the White House and the Capitol Hill without striking a viable deal to bring normality to the body politic they brag about, it is perhaps a good time for the befuddled world to start considering building a de-Americanized world.
Emerging from the bloodshed of the Second World War as the world's most powerful nation, the United States has since then been trying to build a global empire by imposing a postwar world order, fueling recovery in Europe, and encouraging regime-change in nations that it deems hardly Washington-friendly.
With its seemingly unrivaled economic and military might, the United States has declared that it has vital national interests to protect in nearly every corner of the globe, and been habituated to meddling in the business of other countries and regions far away from its shores.
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My Comment: I do not share this Chinese commentator's opinion .... but in my travels around the world I am finding that this opinion is becoming the norm in almost every place .... and if the U.S. defaults .... I expect this trend to escalate.
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Seems an accurate portrayal of US activities over the last few decades.
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