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America Is Exhibiting All of the Signs of a Failing Empire: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson

The American Empire Is Quickly Declining

By WashingtonsBlog

October 11, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - Consummate insider Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – former chief of staff to Colin Powell, and now distinguished adjunct professor of Government and Public Policy at William & Mary – notes that the U.S. is exhibiting all of the signs of a failing empire, including:

  • Relying on massive military force (and using gigantic complexes to support it) as the be-all and end-all of power, and belittling diplomacy
  • Maintaining standing armies, instead of disbanding military forces between wars
  • Using more mercenary forces than citizen troops
  • Spending disproportionately large amounts of blood and treasure in order to counter threats on the status quo … which simply exacerbates the threat against the empire
  • Going ethically and morally bankrupt
  • Ending up up having bankers and financiers end up running the real power
  • Suffering great hiccups in finance and trade
  • The leaders no longer really believe in or follow the ideals of the founders


The U.S. is also following the age-old recipe for imperial decline by:

And the decline of the America empire is speeding up due the U.S. falling into the Thucydides trap.

Via http://www.washingtonsblog.com

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