Was dividing us all part of Putin’s plan from the start?!

I wouldn't say that the US is becoming weak, we have simply too much power politically, economically, and military for it to evaporate overnight. We're still the single most powerful nation. But are we as strong as we used to be? No. And I don't think it's a matter of having enough weapons, we have plenty of those. I believe, as you are saying, it's an internal problem. We're no longer as innovative as we once were, and much more short sighted. Election cycles are only 2-6 years long. We used to look further ahead, we used to see the future and strive to be the first ones there. The airplane, invented in America. Modern computer technology thrived here, the internet was born here, nuclear power in both its glory and its terror was born here. This is why people came to call us "Leader". But where are we trying to go now? Are we pioneering the future, are we blind to it, or worst of all, are we fighting against it? America was not discovered by rowing up river, but by sailing boldy into uncharted seas.