"Americans are unlike Rome, unlike Britain and France and Spain and the other classical empires of modern times, in that we do not hunger for territory. The use of the word "empire" in the American context is ridiculous. It is absurd to apply the word to a peoples whose first instinct upon arriving on anyone's soil is to demand an exit strategy.
(Not so fast, Ask Native Americans what they think of this idea, ask the Suex nation? Crazy Horse?hhh) I can assure you that when the Romans went into Gaul and the British into India, they were not looking for exit strategies.
We like it here, we like Mcdonalds, we like Starbucks, we like Nascar,
we like football and the Grand Canyon or Graceland. We've got Silicon Valley or Silicon Breast implants, we've got $2.99 wine at Trader Joes or 299.00 wine at Costco. And if that's not enough we've got Vegas---which has a facsimile of everything in the world.
I'm in Vegas this week and I can attest to that--a facsimile of everything exist here.

This was taken from Democratic Realism by Charles Kruathammer--transmitted by Ray King the best Northwestern Mutual agent in a 2 block area
in Abilene,where is customers a healthy and have long premium paying lives!
Embellished by Homer

Homer