Here's an article popping up on Google News from the CIA’s National Intelligence Council (NIC), called “Mapping the Global Future.” It says, in a nutshell, that Asia will dominate the 21st century, in much the same way that the United States dominated the 20th century.
"A combination of sustained high economic growth, expanding military capabilities, and large populations will be at the root of the expected rapid rise in economic and military power for both countries."The report stated that "although the US will still remain the world’s dominant economy and military power, ... its authority may be reduced because of the growing clout of India and China, and possibly some other nations like Brazil and Indonesia." (In other words, to all Americans, "We'll still be powerful, even if we're less powerful!")
To that same end, I saw a brief clip on ABC News last night about North Korea. Evidently, the North Koreans have extended an olive branch to the U.S., as long as the U.S. does not disparage Kim Jong Il. The videotape showed massive military parades in Hanoi, with thousands and thousands of North Korean soldiers goose-stepping double-time through a plaza. It honestly gave me chills. There were so many of the soldiers, so identical in their dark uniforms, so reminiscent of old-time footage of Nazis in the 1940s. I hope Bush and company can except this olive branch and keep any undiplomatic comments to themselves.
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