think about it though if all the projections were that in the long term the us is going to get overtaken no matter what by just the tyranny of numbers, then what's the play? it's gotta be an all-in use-it-or-lose it situation right?It's probably too litter too late for the US regime. Here is what Paul Krugman wrote. Krugman was the sole winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008. For those who has no patience to read, you can just watch Electric Viking's video clip.
there's still plenty of petroleum to last a while. the electric stack has not fully matured yet. this is one last window to go all out with the petroleum stack.
so i think it is in fact plausible, not irrational, strategy to temporarily reverse policies in order to mount a breakout offensive. in this scenario, the vision is that the loss of leadership in the short term won't matter, because there will be no china after an american victory.
-electric stack will fall into us hands after a chinese loss
-rare earths will fall into us hands after a chinese loss
-r&d will return to the us after a chinese loss
this is a scenario where, perhaps in truly american fashion, little timmy interjects, "well why doesnt the rabbit simply pull out a gun and shoot the tortoise for having overtaken him?"