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Iraq,the end of US hegemony
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05:27:24 �.�
Berlin, Aug 1 - America's problems in occupied Iraq might spell the end of its global military super power status, renowned French philosopher Emmanuel Todd said Friday in an interview with the Daily Handels Blatt.
"From a military standpoint, the US have the same problems in Iraq as the Russians had in Afghanistan, or Napoleon had in Egypt.
In reality, Iraq is for the US what Afghanistan was for the Soviet Union: the beginning of the end," Todd pointed out.
"When in 1976, I predicted the downfall of the Soviet Union, nobody wanted to believe me. Today, the Americans are showing the same symptoms as the Russians did: Their policy is blinded towards the realities and the economy is blinded ideologically," he said.
According to Todd, whose recent book "World Power USA: An obituary"made the German top 10 best seller list, Washington's snubbing of strategically important allies like Germany and France was a mistake.
Both European countries had vehemently opposed the American invasion of Iraq.
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