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Entry: America: An Empire? Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/america_an_empire#12758 Post contents: I believe Mr. Buchanan makes a distinction between pre-1898 American policy (continental expansion) and post-1898 policy (extra-continental imperialism). Expansion into the lightly-populated West would produce nothing more than an expanded America - expansion further puts us into direct conflict with large numbers of foreign peoples and results in war. The other evil he addresses is the lamentable fact that imperialism is a two-way street. The imperialist send his cadres abroad and the imperialized migrate to the power center (ancient Rome was described as a miserable Syrian hole by one her historians). I offer Los Angeles, CA in evidence (or should it be called Barrio Los Angeles?). Sent at: 2009 01 07