" Yes, American power will not last forever." "No empire has lasted forever" These are useless tautological statements. No one will live forever - also true, but just as useless. My take is that US will continue to be the dominant power during the lifetimes of anyone living today. Rise of China and India is highly exagerated. They may not be the complete basketcases that they used to be. But a gulf of ages exists between where they are and world domination.