Why do America want to keep grip of world power, don't they know that power has to shift?
448092
Ignore the other posters... You are 100% correct my friend, power indeed has to shift. History teaches us this fact without a doubt.\nIt seems that the only lesson we've learned from history, is that, we've learned nothing.
722182
USA dictate to the world? can you honestly believe that? since we are the basis for most of the economies in the world you think that we would have a stronger voice but we do not. only time the world wants to hear from us is when we are helping them.
770609
ofcourse the liberal agenda has weakend the American world power and fear.  we have shown our population will not back our govt which is tearing the country apart from the inside.  This started in vietnam and the world learned real fast they can use our liberals against us.    China, Russia, Venezuala is letting this happen with the help of the leftist european powers to come in with dictatorship when we finally crumble.   They know history.  this is the plight of any republic or democracy and its only a matter of time until it comes to fruition.
1048213
USA thinks they own the world
1069846
America doesn't feel this way and would welcome ...please! ... responsible behavior from other countries. Thank you coalition of the willing.\nMuch of the rest of the world knows America will step up to the plate and handle the undesirable work of preserving freedom and security for all.\nThese countries profit from and exacerbate the world's problems and sit on their thumbs...or worse ...while America (and coalition) cleans up their messes.
154338
YES.US does think tat its d Godfather of the world.The so called "Super power" does not hav empathy towards the people of other counntries such as Iraq & pakistan & so on.\n\nThey are only concerned about themselves.
433233
because these countries r weak but rich in petroleum and other products . america to became the world power required a lot of fuel for technology and for other machines . they dont have sufficent petroleum reserves . so to fulfil there demand they look for petrol in these countries , they show the world that they r fighting for terrorism but actually they r looking for petrol . if they succed they will be the super power in the world . so we must unite and try to stop them .
155944
America wants to dominate the world with no limits!\nIt's correct about the wars in our lands that made us hate American policy, and I think no one like to have a war in his region Also you!  But we don't hate Christians or their beliefs.
286660
It is like when one has to work in a group, in the real world. Often, no one elects a leader of the group, but an individual will still take charge so that the group will run smoothly.\n\nHistory has shown that there will always be a world leader, it just happens that the USA has stepped in to fill the gap for now, just as France, England, Rome, and others have before it. This will eventually change, for better or worse. So, I suppose the simplest answer to your question is "Nature."
84344
The US is one of the most powerfull contries in the world. And with great power comes great responsibliy. The USA is just trying to make the world a better place, and they want to spread demcracy. The US does not mean any harm, there just trying to prevent nuclear war.
101875
I think that all depends on what the people do to change the current situations. In America we have the great ability to determine the security and stability of the world. \nWe can not change anything if the American people continue with their collective thought that we can do nothing to change the way the government acts. \n\nI personally belive this starts with getting out of the "party" mindset. I dont know anyone that agrees with either party on each and every issue.
800522
We already dominate the world. The world is jealous of our hard working successful society.\n\nWe have sacrificed our sons and daughters countless times to help stabilize the world. And we have spent vast fortunes to rebuild our enemies homelands and protect their liberty and freedom. Even when they have tried in vain to take ours away.\n\nWhen America goes to war it is for a damn good reason. Period.
643878
it's simple, other people in the world see the U.S. sending troops into places to take them over and control them.  They resent the kind of power that represents, and the unilateral way in which it is applied.
822143
You are smart, even though its a very simple question. Ever since the end of WW2, the US has been attempting to be the world's sole super power, which it is now. Look at what happened in the Korean wars, the Vietnam war and the never ending Middle Eastern conflicts. Israel is America's indispensible tool to reach its "power" agenda throughout the Middle East. America doesn't want to give its power away to any opposing party. That's why the Middle East has always been a tense region, so no end to hostilities. Isreal was drawn up by the western victors of WW2. The theory of dividing a land into religious sects just doesn't work. Look at what's happening in Palestine now.
628130
half the world lives in poverty compared to the united states, they almost to a person depend onm their leaders, both religious and governmental to try and take care of them..sadly.. almost all of those leaders are not going to relinquish any sort of power to those people, they would use them and grind them under the heel of oppression rather than give up power...thats how a society becomes a subsistence society with not much chance to emerge as a industrialized nation and from there to a consumer nation\npeople have this wrong impression that america would like to enslave or keep the rest of the world in rags...far from the truth..we would rather have trading partners in every corner of the world and make everyone as prosperous as the next person....thats to our best interests ..not what the leaders who refuse to give upany power or educate their people might tell you
625487
Might makes right. And the US is the wealthiest and most militarily powerful nation at the moment, so the US gets to make the rules for everyone else.\n\nEspecially nations that have natural resources our largest industries/corporations want to control.
248498
Because this country just can't seem to keep it's nose out of other countries affairs .  It thinks every other country should be just like it. Not all countries want to be like the U.s and the sooner the USA realizes that the better