US power is fading? Results of Bush Republican industries, jobs exporting, of market corruption, of colonial wars of aggression. 'A weakened United States could start retreating from the world stage without help from its allies abroad'. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan exposed limits to military strength, near-collapse of financial markets sapped the economic base. ..."Clearly the U.S. share of 'global power,' however measured, is in decline... rise in the relative power of China, India, Russia and the European Union has made it harder for the U.S. to exercise its influence. ... The report also claimed that the U.S. had lost traction in its efforts to contain Iran's nuclear program and bring peace to the Middle East. ..
