You make some really excellent points, and I agree with all of them. I will be curious to see what does happens once the US does have to share the military and

You make some really excellent points, and I agree with all of them. I will be curious to see what does happens once the US does have to share the military and economic influence you reference. Will we be happy to hand it off? It seems lately, our population has grown weary about waging constant proxy wars and getting involved in long standing regional and tribal disputes that go back thousands of years with no real end in sight. I feel like there is the beginning of a vacuum and there are a lot of countries already queuing up to get a shot at that power and influence.