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. 1917 Sep 2013 #1
IMO, the US is an empire, both the most powerful and the most short-lived in world history. redgreenandblue Sep 2013 #2
Empire by deception.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #3
You left out...free-trade deals. Our's is an empire of capitalist imperialism HereSince1628 Sep 2013 #5
Exactly! bvar22 Sep 2013 #9
That is precisely correct. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #12
if it's an empire, they're doing it wrong. KG Sep 2013 #4
In an informal sense, maybe. WatermelonRat Sep 2013 #6
Of course we're an empire. LWolf Sep 2013 #7
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Not an empire. But we do pretty much rule the world. randome Sep 2013 #10
Oxford Dictionary says we are an empire Generic Other Sep 2013 #11
bruhaha soundsgreat Sep 2013 #13
Sure, the US is an empire. joshcryer Sep 2013 #14
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