Semantics mean nothing, the U.S. is a fledgling empire that must conquer in order to survive. This game has been played by the Romans, British Empire and Polynesians to name a few. Don't worry there are to many humans on this earth and this is just a natural predatory balance. Its necessary, plus everyone is going to die, so who cares if you die at 80 in your sleep or at 20 fighting. I would choose the latter. If the U.S. becomes a strong empire with longevity they will write the history and all this will become the annals of a rewritten patriotic victory for the cause of good. I have to laugh at all the people that scream morality into the wind only to have there voice crushed by the torrent of the tactical empire.



I only wish this were true Chicken, we fight in most wars and then have absolutely nothing to show for it, we are actually one of the few countries in this last century not to start a war to land grab or steal resources. I wish we would take a small portion of Iraq and "lease" it from them for a handful of beads ( 100 year lease) and take the profits from their oil to pay for this war. But it will never happen, the Us citizens tax money as well as that from our allies to a lesser degree will finance this war.
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