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Post by americanpride on Apr 5, 2005 4:56:30 GMT -8
No, I'll do it for you. "The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations." We don't acquire territory. As Colin Powell said, we only ask for the ground to bury our troops. You forgot to consider the second half of that definition there. |
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Post by FightingFalcon on Apr 5, 2005 10:44:31 GMT -8
You forgot to consider the second half of that definition there. We don't have political hegemony over the world. Or perhaps you weren't paying attention when numerous nations objected to our invasion of Iraq. |
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Post by americanpride on Apr 5, 2005 12:32:59 GMT -8
We don't have political hegemony over the world. Or perhaps you weren't paying attention when numerous nations objected to our invasion of Iraq. The definition does not make mention of "the whole world". It makes mention of "other nations". |
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Post by FightingFalcon on Apr 5, 2005 14:19:39 GMT -8
The definition does not make mention of "the whole world". It makes mention of "other nations". So because Great Britain decided to ally herself with us, that makes them our colony? It means we have hegemony over them? What about countries that decided to go to war with us but are now pulling out of Iraq? The United States is powerful enough where it can serve its best interests without other nations, but we have NOT reached the point where we can force other nations to do our will simply by domination. If you want an example of a hegemon, look at the Soviet Union. |
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Post by americanpride on Apr 5, 2005 14:24:48 GMT -8
So because Great Britain decided to ally herself with us, that makes them our colony? It means we have hegemony over them? What about countries that decided to go to war with us but are now pulling out of Iraq? The United States is powerful enough where it can serve its best interests without other nations, but we have NOT reached the point where we can force other nations to do our will simply by domination. If you want an example of a hegemon, look at the Soviet Union. You are distorting the definition. Where does it say colony? |
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