Well of course. It's the 'responsibility' for living under such a wonderful Empire in that we should allow armed invaders full access to kill, maim, and destroy property at whim. Only afterwards may we question our oppressive government and then only how they want us to run our government in occupied lands. And if they're real nice they'll only keep troops in our lands for 10-15 years.
And for the record, I'm talking about the Confederacy (although it may seem strangely familiar given current events)
I'm sure the neocons are so thankful ;o)