It’s not easy being #1. American exceptionalism has been the glue holding the world together for the last 90 years or so, and things have been pretty good. But that kind of dedication to democracy and freedom takes its toll, and the world knows it. Just look at Putin & Assad, two leaders who grew up knowing the US’s might, they bank on our fatigue and use it to their advantage. Should we policing the world and defending the freedom at every end? Our grandfathers would say yes, but they lived in a different time. America is tired and the world knows it.
Links
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-> CBO Director: Important to Give Advance Warning About Coming Changes to Social Security
-> 4 Ways to Say No Without Sounding Like a Jerk
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