Is the United States becoming more aggressive?
I have just started reading: “The Next 100 Years” by George Friedman. He admits that: “The United States is, historically, a warlike country.”
Consider these figures in the book:
- The US has been at war for about 10% of its existence.
- During the 20th century, the US was at war 15% of the time.
- In the second half of the 20th century, the US was at war 22% of the time.
- Since 2001, the US has been constantly at war.
Friedman comments: “America was born out of war and has continued to fight to this day at an ever increasing pace.”