01-24-2017, 01:11 PM
(01-24-2017, 12:28 PM)SomeGuy Wrote: Personally, I would rather the US abandon its efforts at hegemony, cut what deals it needs to preserve its most important geopolitical interests, maintain a military for defensive purposes only, and focus on rebuilding its infrastructure and industry, but I am not sure that there is enough political support for all of that in Congress. We may have to muddle through a while longer.
So do I. And if we get that then your view of how this 4T plays out will come true. But your basic M&T cycle calls for the macrodecision phase to end around 2050, so this would be early.