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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (61753)	3/7/2010 11:34:18 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217588

Imperial overstretch, a hypothesis which suggests that an empire can extend itself beyond its ability to maintain or expand its military and economic commitments. The idea was popularised by Yale historian Paul Kennedy in his 1987 book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. “ Might Washington, like Rome, fall victim to imperial overstretch? Could military force abroad eventually have to be withdrawn because of bankruptcy at home? Might the whole idea of America eventually be challenged and destroyed by some charismatic new faith: some fundamentalist variant on Christianity? Or will nature disrupt America's new world order? ” —Robert Harris, "Does Rome's fate await the US?," Sunday Mail, October 12, 2003 en.wikipedia.org Nation lives. Empire overstretched dies out.