I'm not sure that the "US politicians play checkers." I don't think it is a coincidence that both Russia and the US are intervening in Syria, and causing probl

I'm not sure that the "US politicians play checkers." I don't think it is a coincidence that both Russia and the US are intervening in Syria, and causing problems for the EU. US currency hegemony benefits from a week EURO and Eurasian Economic Union. The complete and total dominance in so many metrics by the USA leads me to think that something better than checkers might be happening behind the scenes. I think it would be much easier to pick on the coutries with vastly worse citizen outcomes such as China and Russia, than it would be to pick on the USA. That being said, I think reduction in military spending and retasking soldiers into say, home building, is ok with me. If you can fire an automatic rifle, you can use a nailgun. The concept that no highschool graduate can afford a home is less than optimal.