13 August 2007

u.s. government accountability office predicts america's fall

the handwriting is on the wall
daniel chapter five kjv
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video of a separate interview

david m. walker is the comptroller general of the united states. in an interview with the financial times (see link) he said:
[T]here were “striking similarities” between America’s current situation and the factors that brought down Rome, including “declining moral values and political civility at home, an over-confident and over-extended military in foreign lands and fiscal irresponsibility by the central government”.
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“I’m trying to sound an alarm and issue a wake-up call,” he said. “As comptroller general I’ve got an ability to look longer-range and take on issues that others may be hesitant, and in many cases may not be in a position, to take on." - emphasis ours.
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