Empire? we haven't the first CLUE on how to be imperialists. But like I said before (and you ignored) we spent a hell of al lot more during the Cold War years as a percent of GDP and it didn't even register. If it was up to isolationists like you, the Iron Curtain would presently be on the Rio Grande...jorge

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”