I never said that. Obviously it's for the US' own interests, but it's also mostly based on alliances and shared interests, rather than "domination", which is wh

I never said that. Obviously it's for the US' own interests, but it's also mostly based on alliances and shared interests, rather than "domination", which is why they want their allies to also have strong militaries. For example, the reason the Philippines is now allowing the US to establish semi-permanent bases on its territory is obviously because it's more worried about China in the South China Sea. The US military is simply the lesser of the two evils from the Filipino perspective. (And of course it helps that so many Filipinos have positive feelings towards the US)