Well I can believe that there are a lot of US citizens who are happy that the US is the King-of-the-Castle.Originally Posted by jmm99
It is not a question of sole superpower status as that is quite temporary if not passed already... it is a question of whether the US losses its superpower status and slips down the order to the status of "major power". I can think that many US citizens would not like to see that happening.
Sadly history will record that when the Soviet Union imploded the US squandered the opportunity it had as the sole superpower to do good in the world. Instead it alienated itself from many nations who were genuinely non-aligned and wanted to be friends of the US.
When the US was the sole superpower it believed it could still pick and choose what it wanted to get involved in and what not. As the sole superpower you need to be involved everywhere otherwise you create a void for others to fill.
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