Obama, and every US president since Kennedy, was a corporate puppet. Obama preached 'change', but what change ? Obama is just continueing where Bush left off, he even makes Bush look good ! Obama promised to put an end Guantanomo Bay prison, end the war in Iraq and Afghanistan but in stead he has escalated. More trooops, more intervention and the loss of civil liberties in the USA.
In case you are still in support of American agression, what would you have done if someone forcefully with guns and much more firepower than you came squatting on your land: Taking your crops/oil, killing your family, destroyed what little property you have, think of you as backwards and retarded, kills members of you clan/countrymen (whether accidental or on purpose), no respect for your customs, etc ? You'd be outraged. You'd think of ways to take revenge.
The ignorant public, that knows nothing about economic, would think that saving banks (bailouts) was good for the economy - saving jobs - in effect made things worse. Let failed companies fail and let well run efficient and profitable ones take their place. Let capitalism and the free market work !
The way all empires end. The last few years/decades of an empire is all-out war until it's wars bankrupt them. For the USA it will be no different.
In case you don't know (or even you don't understand what it is) but the USA has so much foreign debt (bonds) that it's now more risky to borrow money to the US Government than to a company like Berkshire Hathaway (managed by the most wealthy man on the planet, Warren Buffet).
Expect the USA to default in some way within the next 5 years. Because then most of their debts is due to be refinanced, which they can't afford.
The US has so much debt that the only way they can pay is either to default on their debts (declare bankruptcy) or by hyper inflation (like Zimbabawe).
The USG is paying their debts with their own printed money, inflation.
South African (ANC) government is making some of the same mistakes. Handouts, debt, pawning the future of your children, socialist ideals, cronies, it's starting to resemble a
Cleptocracy like Haiti The mistake one can make is to have trust in government and politicians 'to do the right thing'.
If just have a look at the following video's and documents from Dr. Ron Paul, one of a few honest politicians on the planet. I wish we had a Ron Paul in South Africa.
Ron Paul's 2002 predictions (on Iraq, USA and world economy came true)
Ron Paul - "What if..."