An imperial nation, possessed of

An imperial nation, possessed of the kind of lopsided military power the United States has in today’s world, wouldn’t waste its time with inspectors and diplomacy. Nor would it limit its ambitions to Iraq.
Glenn Reynolds

Glenn Reynolds thinks you should be careful what you wish for. He’s tired of people saying that the United States is acting imperialistically. He examines how the United States would be acting if it really were acting imperialistically.

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