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Strategies & Market Trends : Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
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To: regli who wrote (43491)12/27/2005 4:49:22 PM
From: LLCF  Read Replies (1) of 116555
 
<I mean empire literally. A country that has its armed forces stationed in 144 countries or territories has to be called an empire.>

Well, then in my view that view is a mistake:

<<a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority; especially : one having an emperor as chief of state>>

It's fair to discuss the US's powerful position in the world, but not to change the definition of a word.

<As to technological superiority, I personally don't think that's significant anymore with the notable exception of the war machine.>

In the given context I should have said 'military superiority'.

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