Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 12:45 PM by jandrok
The idea of Pax Americana really didn't take shape until after World War II. As such, ours is a fairly young empire by comparison with most that fit the description.
What it will take is a truly determined effort by European and/or Asian economic spheres to counterbalance us. Those efforts are well underway.
We're rotting in much the same way that Rome did. Internal corruption combined with an unwitting and uncaring populace, with a military stretched far beyond it's boundaries. The parallels are astounding.
Of course, I also see some parallels between us and 1930's Germany...another failed empire based on Roman aspirations.
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