http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/11/03/the-u-s-office-for-contingency-operations/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/11/03/the-u-s-office-for-contingency-operations/#comment-17100 Endymion Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:32 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/?p=4525#comment-17100 The desire to colonize is never means dependent, plenty of empires have built half-assed colonies they had no way to control(See: the Caribbean). Nations become empires as a reflection of their cultural values, often as a reflection of their least admirable values; America wants to intervene in other countries(no denying it), the only question is whether we do so to reduce them to a swirling mess(Somalia), an exploitable dependency(Banana Republics, Mississippi), or better neighbors(former Axis Powers). The desire to colonize is never means dependent, plenty of empires have built half-assed colonies they had no way to control(See: the Caribbean).
Nations become empires as a reflection of their cultural values, often as a reflection of their least admirable values; America wants to intervene in other countries(no denying it), the only question is whether we do so to reduce them to a swirling mess(Somalia), an exploitable dependency(Banana Republics, Mississippi), or better neighbors(former Axis Powers).

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