> The US didn't plunder their wealth. It extinguished / concentrated the previous civilizations and created a new civilization in it's place. It did plunder th

> The US didn't plunder their wealth. It extinguished / concentrated the previous civilizations and created a new civilization in it's place. It did plunder their underlying wealth in natural resources. That's not to mention what we've done in the Middle East, South America, Africa, Asia, and even Europe if you go back to the world wars. I get what you're saying about there not being enough of substrate national power to undermine the US on its own territory but I think externally anti-imperialism is gaining currency just about everywhere. And that will come back to bite us one way or another.