I don’t understand why the United States has abused it’s “sole super power” status since the fall of the Soviet Union. For whatever reason we did, I defy anyone to truthfully say that America is better off since we turned our diplomacy over to the defense department and broker diplomacy through the notion of force.

We have the largest economy in the world. China has spent its wealth on growing it’s economy both domestically and internationally. Their focus is on growth. The US spends in wealth on war and the growth on its empire. Do we not recognize the different results of the two approaches?