There is no getting "there" any time soon.
The U.S. has already been there and now it is in Asia.
Believe me, I wish "it" were in the U.S.
Just as with energy, which is never lost, the pool "energy" has simply been transferred to another part of the world.
We should embrace that. At least, pool is not dead as some have claimed it to be.
If we would just stay optimistic and support pool no matter where it is and in what form (Bonus Ball, anyone?) and quit hating, then maybe some of that energy could be transferred back to the U.S. and/or utilized for the good.