If US Hegemony ends, it will be by full consent and agreement of the US Government. It will not be a forced event. I say that knowing that Walter Burien asserted back perhaps 2 years ago that USG was invested in China for 6 trillion dollars. I was in China, in Shanghai November 2008. I will tell you that what I saw in the way of redevelopment was astounding. I think his assertion was way underestimated. I could go into details, if anyone cares to hear about it.