Other commentators, notably Joseph Stiglitz, the American, Nobel prize-winning economist, were calling the end of US hegemony.
Obama was welcoming the end of US combat operations in Afghanistan, which was marked with a ceremony in Kabul.
It was just after midnight on 1 October 2004, 17 months to the day since George Bush had announced the end of US combat operations in Iraq.
Peter Schechter, director of the Latin America Center at the Atlantic Council, a DC think-tank, made it clear the announcement marked the end of an era: "It's the beginning of the end of US sanctions on Cuba," he said.
"It's certainly possible that the president's declaration of the end of US combat involvement in Afghanistan will prompt courts for the first time to assert jurisdiction over lingering military detentions there," said Robert Chesney, a law professor at the University of Texas.
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Afghanistan has officially taken full control of its own security, following the end of US and Nato combat missions on Wednesday.
Unlike liberals or realists who believe the end of US hegemony would mean a world with danger, disorder and disintegration, Acharya think that an increase in the number of greater powers does not necessary resulted in chaos and disorder in international system.
Anxiety is running high in both Pakistan and Afghanistan about whether the end of US-led combat operations in Afghanistan this year will create even more violence and instability on both sides of the border.
The downfall of the station mirrors the decline of the city itself, with the last train leaving in 1988, shortly before the Japan-built Honda Accord became the biggest selling car in America, marking the end of US-dominance in vehicle manufacturing: the lifeblood of a city once known as Motor Town.
Ziprasidone was introduced in the United States toward the end of US-SCAP, and aripiprazole was launched after US-SCAP completion.
