Rise and fall of great powers

This blog is generated from the incidental comment that I was making on the facebook status of one friend (Nandi), which is as follows
Looks like US can't compete :)
FT.com / Global Economy - US accuses China of illegal wind power aidhttp://bit.ly/idS93h


Sad fact for US is that it can not compete and for that matter most of the imperial powers of the past (I am saying most and not all)....and that is the precise reason why balance of power move from richer to poorer countries throughout the history

Starting from Egypt in Western sphere to greeks to Romans Turks to Spain to Britain and by that time world was more or less well connected physically (I mean u could travel larger distances in lesser time and now we are in an age where distance does not matter)

In Eastern Sphere it was India and China (but they were divided by mighty Himalayas. Then Kushans, Arabians, Mongols and by this time Europeans started entering Eastern sphere, in between there were three empires or states in East which have seen more or less continuous prosperity and these three are again India, China and Iran but the tables were turned in the fag end of 18th century, 20th was really the dark age for these
Now is the time for rise of these nations again (although I am Skeptical of Iran and the factor that is inhibiting it I dont want to name that), so the cycle is over for US and we are living in times of great Change like invention of Magnetic compass (with this Columbus travel to Americas and Europians are able to destroy a civilization that was far ahead of them except in power of destruction. As a result of this Spain became superpower of west) defeat of Spanish Armada (British become supreme power outside of Asia which they dont dare to enter for the time being), American Civil war (that was the beginning when foundations were laid for USA to be world power, and process was completed by WW-I)
This time it is return of Asia in the form of India and China (China more than India at least for the time being). And if westerns are looking for a traitor Gorbachov in China, I dont think they will get one.


And yes as for wind power aid whole world can blame US of grabbing petroleum all over the world and starting petroleum wars. Moreover their social security system is rotten and they need a shake up. In fact God has given them a man in the form of president Obama but they are not listening even to his wise words therefore they are already on their path of doom. By the time they will realize this fact it will be too late.

Wind power is power of future, but Americans are too busy  in their petroleum wars that they are ignoring this fact. I believe all the countries in this world should start invest more and more in renewable resources so that future of the planet is saved. Now the countries like USA are accusing others of doing something unfair rather than learning.