Coronel Lawrence Wilkerson: "EUA exibe aceleração dos sinais de um império em fase terminal".
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:
1 - Relying on massive military force (and using gigantic complexes to support it) as the be-all and end-all of power, and belittling diplomacy
2 - Maintaining standing armies, instead of disbanding military forces between wars
3 - Using more mercenary forces than citizen troops
4 - 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
5 - Going ethically and morally bankrupt
6 - Ending up up having bankers and financiers end up running the real power
7 - Suffering great hiccups in finance and trade
8 - The leaders no longer really believe in or follow the ideals of the founders
2 - Maintaining standing armies, instead of disbanding military forces between wars
3 - Using more mercenary forces than citizen troops
4 - 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
5 - Going ethically and morally bankrupt
6 - Ending up up having bankers and financiers end up running the real power
7 - Suffering great hiccups in finance and trade
8 - The leaders no longer really believe in or follow the ideals of the founders
