RE: Brzezinski's Ruse: American Empire is Dead, China and Russia Take Over
I'm sorry but I call bullshit. There is no evidence of America trying to gain global power, period. Not one American person is trying to gain global power. Is America trying to be leader in global security and peace? At one time yes, now not so much. Todays running mates are looking for national notoriety, it's proven time and time again, whether it's trump and Mexico, Hillary and women's rights in the Mideast, or even apple and the tax they just got nailed with. America is way behind in being global leaders in anything let alone global power, America is so far lapses in today's times that Rush Limbaugh could probably win an election right now. Don't get me wrong, I think the US is all effed up, but we can't get global power when our own citizens are ready to overthrow the government. And if we find factual evedinexe cr of anybody tryin to be a global superpower from the US, I'm willing to bet the history of our people that it will never happen. Don't forget about the people, they will rise up.
I would recommend reading the "Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein. While written from the point of view of the left, it is very thorough in the research and interviews that were done to write it. It was an eye opener for me. It definitely contains many answers to the second sentence in your post, with names and dates, and interviews with world leaders.
https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrine-Rise-Disaster-Capitalism/dp/0312427999/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472835962&sr=8-1&keywords=shock+doctrine
EDIT: I should add that the book is equally critical of communism, socialism, capitalism, etc., It points out common threads throughout the world that impact all of us, regardless of what type of government it is. I believe Brzezinski was one of the "gatekeepers" that was interviewed in the book.
Perhaps you are not aware of the extensive reach of the U.S. military, comparatively speaking. The United State has more military "outposts" in foreign countries around the world than all other countries combined. This was done for one purpose, and one purpose only, and that was to be in a position to respond globally and secure any region of the world in the shortest amount of time. WWII taught us what a logistical nightmare it is to transport the necessary number of troops and equipment all from the homeland. It became apparent and obvious that we needed "outposts," if for not other reason than to serve as staging areas for military engagements. We remain a global super power primarily because we have more military equipment than any of the other players, including Russia and China. China has us in number of people, but they lack the logistical capability to launch an overseas military campaign; their navy has 1 old aircraft carrier that they are still learning to operate and another that they are still trying to build. Russia also lacks the naval capabilities to compete, but they are much more respectable from a military standpoint and would give any country a run for their money. It may not seem like we are a global super power at the moment, but that's because we have an 8 year experiment in destroying America coming to an end. All we can hope for is that the Electoral College doesn't vote Hillary in to follow.