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Old 04-01-2008, 05:02 PM   #98 (permalink)
presluc
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Originally Posted by The Lying Dutchman View Post
america is not an empire in the classical sense, but it does have the dimensions of an empire. i used this book last trimester from bacevich that gives a good insight of how the US can be interpreted as an empire.

http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf...16361093973971
I disagree, empires in any sense should not have to borrow money from other countries, nor if infact America was an empire we would be telling not asking.
However as I have said America is not an empire nor do I think America should want to be one.
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