Protecting foreign "interests" you have control of? Bending foreign countries to do your will? Out right stealing of lands? Britain did very well off the back

Protecting foreign "interests" you have control of? Bending foreign countries to do your will? Out right stealing of lands? Britain did very well off the back and resources of foreign countries due to their military from southern Asia. See Spain in Latan America. France in West Africa. US picking up the pieces of the remnants of the Spanish empire. These things were not accomplished due to the kindness and beneign-ness of the dominating force - regardless of what the home country was told (Britain: civilising the natives, US: bring democracy etc etc)