[ChadGore]

Dispite the authors willingness to engage the term, America is not an empire, nor empirialistic.

[dasboot]

Bingo! Gold ring to you, sir!

[Happy2BMe]

"Dispite the authors willingness to engage the term, America is not an empire, nor empirialistic."

It may not be an empire in the truest sense of the word, but America's impact on the rest of the world has been as significant as any of the ancient empires in history.

Of interesting note is that the longest single-running period in history where global peace reigned was during the reign of the Roman Empire - 200 years of peace.