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11. The US learned nothing! Those other empires ransacked those countries and brought...

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 10:46 PM

Jul 2012

the treasure home. The US empire has always SPENT national treasure (tax$$$$) on maintaining its empire.
A major difference.

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and so what? HipChick Jul 2012 #1

Easy Charlotte. Just Find It Interesting Yavin4 Jul 2012 #2

How about Spanish rule? El Supremo Jul 2012 #3

...and there's even some overlap of those two! 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #12

yup, the British empire was vast and quinnox Jul 2012 #4

And French rule. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #5

A majority, I would guess. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #6

54 of the 204 are part of the Commonwealth of Nations fishwax Jul 2012 #7

It was said, in 1897, elleng Jul 2012 #8

Maybe this will help: Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #9

A map of the British Empire in 1920 Kaleva Jul 2012 #10