[jackbob]

em-pire: A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

Let see, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Samoa, Puerto Rico, New York - I'd say we are an empire.

[L98Fiero]

"Let see, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Samoa, Puerto Rico, New York - I'd say we are an empire."

And you'd be wrong. With the exception of Puerto Rico, none of those palces are ours. By the way, did you know all Puerto Ricans have American citizenship? New York? Good Lord. Sounds like you have a case of wishful thinking.