[IronJack]

"If the U.S. public does not recognize the imperial burden that history has thrust upon it, or is unwilling to bear it, the world will continue to muddle along

Hear, hear! Whether we like it or not, we are an empire. Let's step up to that responsibility and make the most of it.

[SausageDog]

"Hear, hear! Whether we like it or not, we are an empire. Let's step up to that responsibility and make the most of it."

Are you prepared to voluteer for duty in Iraq -- or Syria or Iran or whatever country we decide to invade next? Or, if you are too old, are you prepared to see your sons and daughters drafted for the next war of liberation?