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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (368204)	3/7/2003 5:10:13 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

We may have bases...but we don't run those countries... >>> As I said, in the 21st. century - age of the 'corporate nationstate - things are done a little differently (perhaps more efficiently) than they were in the first century. The 'American Empire', naturally enough, has more in common with the more recent British Empire than it does to the Roman or Chinese Empires. >>> Now, it is considered more efficient to work through a local strong man, and seek corporate dominance - than go for direct conquest and assimilation. and we pay them tribute... >>> Doubtful... except for a few military allies. >>> For example, through our domestic subsidization of agriculture we cost emerging countries at least triple (in lost sales) all of our 'foreign aid' added together. >>> Most of our 'foreign aid' (same as other countries') has actually been thinly disguised trade promotion, anyway.