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FROM:  The American Analysis Group of the Public Security Subcommittee of the Central Committee TO:  General Secretary Xi Jinping RE:  The Decline of the United States Thank you for the opportunity to continue our important work on behalf of the Central Committee. We are honored that you allow us to contribute to the defense of China against the arrogant pretensions of the United States. America is degenerating and weakening. It is ruled by a typical imperialist bully. He is the usual combination of ignorance, arrogance and a belief that military might is the only basis of power and influence. He insults and extorts allies. He forgets that global power is based on industrial might; he is doing everything to undermine America’s industrial predominance. We are in a battle of innovation, battle for the world’s economic future. The example of England is relevant here – they stopped innovating and declined in power follows. America is overextended. An expensive ...

  As that great comic strip character Pogo said: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us. Introduction   Happy Birthday America! Democracy and individual liberties have survived for 250 years. Slavery was eliminated after a long and bloody civil war. The right to vote and civil liberties were extended to all Americans. America innovated the Industrial/Information Revolution and made the country the largest and most technologically-advanced economy in the world. In the 20 th  century, America opposed and helped defeat authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. America was an inspiration to all people who opposed tyranny and oppression. From 1607 onwards, America was a special country built by immigrants and their descendants.   This celebration should commemorate the 250 th  birthday of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which stated the basic rights of Americans and denounced the “tyranny” of King George. The preamble is a statement of the ideals of individ...

  Erich Ludendorff This is a summary of the reasons Germany lost World War I. The Allies, sometimes called the  Entente,  was the alliance of France, Russia, and England, later including the United States. INTRODUCTION   Before the war began, Germany could be optimistic about its prospects. The German economy, based on new technology and manufacturing (steel and chemicals), was the largest and most modern in Europe. The two largest manufacturers of heavy artillery were in Germany (Krupp) and Austria-Hungary (Skoda). Germany had the best army in Europe and a detailed strategic plan to quickly win the war.   What Germany lacked was the national resources to win a long war of attrition. The new weapons produce by industrialized countries tended to give defensive  positions with machine guns and barbed wire an advantage over massed infantry attacks. Kaiser Wilhelm’s bombasts and threats had alienated Europe and created enemies. Germany’s only major ally, Austri...