America Is Exhibiting All of the Signs of a Failing Empire: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson







The American Empire Is Quickly Declining



By WashingtonsBlog

October 11, 2015 " Information Clearing House " - 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:

Relying on massive military force (and using gigantic complexes to support it) as the be-all and end-all of power, and belittling diplomacy

Maintaining standing armies, instead of disbanding military forces between wars

Using more mercenary forces than citizen troops

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

Going ethically and morally bankrupt

Ending up up having bankers and financiers end up running the real power

Suffering great hiccups in finance and trade

The leaders no longer really believe in or follow the ideals of the founders





The U.S. is also following the age-old recipe for imperial decline by:

Creating unsustainable levels of inequality

Incurring staggering levels of debt to finance war and luxury goods

And the decline of the America empire is speeding up due the U.S. falling into the Thucydides trap.