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>It says a lot, IMHO, that the U.S. didn't pursue a global empire at that point. I think that, politically, it would have never been accepted by the population
by baud147258 8y ago
>It says a lot, IMHO, that the U.S. didn't pursue a global empire at that point.
I think that, politically, it would have never been accepted by the population or the (conscription-based) army. Also they ended with big not-quite empire with NATO soon after.
- forapurpose 8y ago> I think that, politically, it would have never been accepted by the population or the (conscription-based) army. I agree, but the population is how the U.S. makes decisions (very broadly speaking) - that's the advantage of being a democracy.