MAX BOOT: “Much nonsense has been written in recent years about the prospects of American decline and the inevitable rise of China. But it was not a declining power that I saw in recent weeks as I jetted from the Middle East to the Far East through two of America’s pivotal geographic commands — Central Command and Pacific Command.” America’s biggest weakness is its political class, where the decline is indisputable . . . .
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