Compare that prediction to 1950, when America had only half the population of Western Europe.
The answers may come easier than predicting when America will gets its mojo back.
Eurogamer was reporting reliable connections early Friday morning, but that ended when America woke up again.
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When America brought in its Social Security system in 1935, average life expectancy was only 62.
When America sent thousands of troops to Helmand and Kandahar in 2010, Ghazni was overlooked.
And the supposed unipolar moment, when America was left to bestride a single-superpower world?
The last transatlantic row over aircraft was five years ago, when America attacked subsidies to Airbus.
They won in the end when America's sheep industry shrank dramatically after the second world war.
When America belatedly and finally abandoned the gold standard in 1971, it was history.
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On the rare occasion when America has truly vital interests at stake, military action may be justified.
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When America went into recession in 1990-91, Japan, continental Europe and most emerging economies continued to boom.
The U.S. delivered 80% of those profits, at a time when America's Big Three are struggling for scraps.
When America realises that with power comes responsibility, only then will things change.
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"When America set aside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we called it a 'refuge' for a reason, " he said.
Yet hopes that 2012 would be the year when America's economy at last shook off its lethargy seem dashed.
When America's Ford recently withdrew its bid for Daewoo Motor, the market shuddered.
Imagine a day when America supplies the vast majority of chopsticks to China.
During the decades when America slept, Pipes was among the very first to understand the dangers of Islamic radicalism.
Not a large number, perhaps, when America has nearly 2.5m people in uniform.
How unfortunate it is when America, itself one of the riskiest ventures in history, fails to take such risks.
When America was hunting for a military alliance to force Iraq out of Kuwait, Egypt's president joined without hesitation.
And this at a time when America's overall labour market is probably as tight as it will ever be.
But the most serious worry is what happens when America has a recession.
The irony is that these are the times when America needs leadership the most, and leadership starts at the top.
No one can guarantee 20% a year, especially not now when America's bull market is getting long in the tooth.
R-count jumped again: in September it hit its highest since the early 1990s, when America was crawling out of recession.
"When America works, America prospers, so my economic security plan can be summed up in one word: jobs, " he said.
When America's growth weakened in mid-2004, the economy was widely thought to be in a soft patch that would soon pass.
At a time when America needs all hands on deck, they have the skills and the strength to help lead the way.
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