I've just time-travelled back to China of the mid-1940s, and returned with this top-secret intelligence report from their spies: "The US is set to get an incre

I've just time-travelled back to China of the mid-1940s, and returned with this top-secret intelligence report from their spies: "The US is set to get an increased say at the IMF. It seems willing to put in the capital required to shore up the international financial institution, and so will have earned its place at the top table. However, we question what the US will do with this new power. If events in Asia this week are anything to go by, we should be worried. Clearly, the US is using its influence at multilateral institutions as a means of furthering its strategic and military goals. In this case, it is trying to force a democratic country (Iran) to relinquish its oil. We wonder what future bullying may be in store for the other countries of Asia (or the world) that don’t comply with the US’ political views on topics it deems off limits such as Cuba, South America or Moscow. Will countries whose private citizens invite Fidel Castro to visit suddenly find their banks cut off from vital financing? To date, the US has generally been accommodating in its dealings with the West. We believe this is because it regards itself in a weaker position. When it comes to countries that the US believes are weaker, it has shown that it has no hesitation to resort to pushing its weight around. The US’s ascension in the ranks of world financial institutions may be inevitable. But China, and the West in general, need to make it abundantly clear from the outset that such type of behavior is not acceptable. If the US wants to be respected as a world leader, it needs to start acting like one." CRAZY!