Will US follow the cycle, the pattern of rise and fall of empire. Here is a terrifying prediction about the end of US dominance and superiority. This post hopes this is going to end well.
The primary cause: as with Roman empire, the high cost of maintaining its huge network of military bases worldwide would eventually consume itself. 80 military bases in 70 countries But the investment in high tech military hardware drains US resources at the expense of domestic improvements: $13B for an aircraft carrier, $2B for a bomber. $1 million for a smart missile. While domestic infrastructure and welfare suffer. All ready Trump is executing countermeasures by asking say NATO to pay the cost of military hardware, and stopping military aid to Ukraine.
But the other cause of loss of economic productivity - US has outsourced its manufacturing prowess
