it's complicated....

It is useful to see how we got to where we are. It may be a way of avoiding pitfalls, making the same  stupid mistakes over and over again.

We are presently watching the rapid emergence of China, possibly to take over the world leadership, ( unless we keep believing that the USA is the leader of the so called free world...) no matter, like or not.
After the near  total collapse of the American economy and the resuling pressure on the Euro ( work in progress...Greece, possibly Portugal,Spain and Italy...Turkey?) the world is stupified by the  changed value system as we know it.

Mr. Obama was on the right track to find a way out of this mess, but the warboys appear to have ganged up on the man and no-one can predict where this is going. Most of what he promised to change is slowly going down the drain.
Some ideas....paradime changes:

A- Americans and their so called allies,get out of Iraq, now, no point to linger there any longer.
B- Americans and their companieros including Canada and Germany, get out of Afghanistan, now.
C- America, create a health plan of sorts to give every Americans  including 30 to 50 Million people without insurance some kind of basic coverage.
D- Make peace with Cuba, the current  useless state of affairs has been going on way too long. Make piece with North Korea. Try a working agreement with Iran.
E- Revamp, revise the infrastructure of America, USA, Canada, Bridges, Roads, Railways, Airports            and Waterways should be updated. Many local  sewer systems in the USA and Canada, watermains railways and bridges are over 100 years old and must be replaced. Some of these badly needed updates are far too extensive to be handled by local governments and need federal or state/provincial massive input and long term financing.