“Its a young nation. It had every right to fight and gain its independence from the British Empire. It developed successfully, technologically and its citizens helped invent many great contributions to the modern world.

It was reluctantly drawn into two world wars and sacrificed its men in war for peace and many will say to develop its global power. The USA helped forge independence for many European nations after the Great War. The USA’s greatest time could be said to be after WW2. The Marshall plan did help Europe. The Cold War was an unfortunate event,… of course.

Since WW2, the USA has been the dominant power, especially after the fall of the Soviet Union. However all great powers do not remain all powerful for ever. China looks set, or already is, to be the world’s major power. The USA, needs to accept this peacefully. China, however is not so bothered with being a dominant power and just wishes to do business with the rest of the world.

If the USA lets go of egoistic nationalism and ideas of supremacy and chooses to work with the rest of the planet, rather than try and dominate, then the USA’s greatest period of its history may still be to come. It just won’t be the “Number One Super Power”.