To: Pan_Yan
We have bases in 160 countries. If that isn’t an empire, what is?
To: Captain Kirk
Read (and understand) the definition of an empire. Having allies or having bases does not make an empire.
13 posted on
05/24/2010 10:14:35 AM PDT by
TheBigIf
To: Captain Kirk
Having bases in 160 countries doesn't make us an empire, it makes us idiots. The rest of the industrialized world has figured out how to get us to pay to protect them. But they certainly aren't paying us tribute or taking orders from us.
18 posted on
05/24/2010 10:16:52 AM PDT by
Pan_Yan
To: Captain Kirk
Ah...I see the Code Pink talking points have appeared on this thread...
25 posted on
05/24/2010 10:34:33 AM PDT by
Allegra
(Pablo is very wily.)
To: Captain Kirk
We have bases in 160 countries. If that isn’t an empire, what is? From the text of the definition above: "having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority"
That's what.
28 posted on
05/24/2010 10:47:59 AM PDT by
ScottinVA
(RIP to the country I love...)
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