[lm28469]

> with little return

It's like they don't realise the bulk of their power is a consequence of the rest of the world agreeing that some kind of world order, no matter how flawed, is more desirable that a world of empires fighting for power and bullying everyone else into submission.

That's going to be an interesting century, and I very much doubt the US will be as relevant as today by the end of it.