It looks like Westernization has come to an end. In the 2020s, three out of the four largest economies in the world will be in Asia: China, leading the U.S., and India with Japan following them.
According to the expert, the deficiency of such an argumentation lies in the fact that it allows Americans to justify the necessity of building the third anti-missile defense site in Europe.
Bush apologized for the financial turbulence while noting that the decisions that led to the crisis were made long before he came to power. He also confessed that he turned out to be unprepared for the war and criticized U.S. intelligence for its reports on Iraq.