> US basically dictates global policies in the block of countries not part of the soviet sphere of influence during the cold war. You are basing yourself on va

> US basically dictates global policies in the block of countries not part of the soviet sphere of influence during the cold war. You are basing yourself on vague feelings of superiority, rather than actual knowledge. Influential, yes. Dictating policy, not at all. I'm in Portugal, we follow the US lead very often on foreign policy, but only when we agree. We've taken our own way in drug policy, extradition (we've refused to extradite criminals to the US because of the death penalty), immigration, and in a host of other areas.