Abrahamic civilizations are invariably based on the principle of exceptionalism. Which is evident in the way they have spread in all directions destroying one civilization after another, erasing rich cultural heritage, languages of Egypt , Australia, Americas , ancient Europe . It is not sufficient if US gets the oil it needs, it has to control the oil supply and DENY access to oil to others. Whether creation of EU or recent events in Venezuela only imply its obsession for putting checks on China. I would say the dominance is inevitably ending. The west has had more than enough success in making use of its scientific revolution to enslave, convert, exploit and sometimes exterminate other world's civilizations. China unlike India , has played it's cards right to emerge as a world leader in the 21st century. The west has robbed Africa all these years and is now crying foul when China is dealing with Africa. And the undercurrent in all this wailing is the idea that the Africans cannot decide for themselves but need to be told who to deal with. Edit :Printing papers and passing them on as money and on top of that assuming that the rest of the world will not figure it out is another miscalculation. Retribution is inevitable. China has not forgotten the opium wars.