America imagines herself as a world power. She is not. She is a regional power with unusual flexibility in picking her region. She can't dominate several regions at once. But she can hope to do very well by correctly choosing the important region and sustain a focus on it.
But the politics and temperment of America is such that patient and diligent focus on the region of importance is seen as "lack of vision", or "lack of boldness", where as striking out to make big initial splash in regions of less consequence at the expense of region of greater consequence is seen as "leadership". So the qualities America is beholden to is the quality which is detrimental to her interests.
But the politics and temperment of America is such that patient and diligent focus on the region of importance is seen as "lack of vision", or "lack of boldness", where as striking out to make big initial splash in regions of less consequence at the expense of region of greater consequence is seen as "leadership". So the qualities America is beholden to is the quality which is detrimental to her interests.
