Hegemony Is As Old As Mankind.

The Israelis Are Becoming Increasingly Like The White Supremacist South Africans, Viewing The Palestinians As A Lower Form Of Life, Not Hesitating To Kill A Great Many Of Them And Justifying This On The Grounds That They Are Being The Objects Of Terrorism, Which Is True.

I Think The Sheer Attrition Of American Global Domination Will Create Circumstances In Which The Chinese Will Be Tempted To Reach Out For More Influence, Including In Regions In Which We Have Special Interests, Such As The Middle East, From Which They Already Obtain A Great Deal Of Their Energy. And That Region Will Be Seeking Some New Superpower Patron.

Acting Alone In A World That's Alive In Political Stirring Is To Condemn Oneself To Isolation And Probably Protracted Warfare Of The Kind That Can Be Dissipating.

Moreover, They [the Central Asian Republics] Are Of Importance From The Standpoint Of Security And Historical Ambitions To At Least Three Of Their Most Immediate And More Powerful Neighbors, Namely Russia, Turkey And Iran, With China Also Signaling An Increasing Political Interest In The Region. But The Eurasian Balkans Are Infinitely More Important As A Potential Economic Prize: An Enormous Concentration Of Natural Gas And Oil Reserves Is Located In The Region, In Addition To Important Minerals, Including Gold.

The American People Have To Think Hard About Their Definition Of The Meaning Of The Good Life, That Hedonistic, Materialistic Society Of High Levels Of Consumption, Increasing Social Inequality Is Not A Society That Can Be Part Of The Solution Of The World's Problems.