[anuragojha]

> had(Russian) they directed their tremendous cultural wealth instead toward stabilizing and strengthening this world, perhaps they would have already achieved their goals of leading it long ago.

Do you have any examples from the current roster of leading nations that have used their resources to contribute to stability of the world?

The sad reality is USA does all it can to retain power. All other are trying everything they can to obtain it.

[nasredin]

Somebody has to be on top.

Would you rather have:

USA

Russia

China

...be the top dog?

It is not perfect but USA being the lone superpower is probably the best choice.