US going too far?

Nope I don't think it's right. But it's the way of the world, there will always be one super power who will exploit and rule the others. That's how you keep control, and make sure no harm comes to your country or it's economy. Some people look at it all through rosy colored spects - 'the US military want to be there in the event of a disaster' etc. We all know the US isn't spending that much on their military to wait around for the next disaster to go in and save everyone. If only we really knew what was going on in these countries - the way people are being arrested and tortured for opposing the west, the puppet governments our governments support and install while claiming 'we want democracy', the exploitation by thwe western corporate entities, the loss of soveriegnty and lowering living standards. But maybe we will be unlucky enough to find out one day. No nation stays the superpower forever. Looks like China is set to become the next super power, and what a brutal regime that is. We complain about Guantanimo Bay and what goes on in there and the other detention centres, and what to do with them now, but if it was China at war with Iraq, these detainees wouldn't even be a problem anymore, they would have been murdered ages ago. We would be praying for detention centres like Guantanimo Bay!

There is no Empire whatsoever, only military presence due to many factors. An Empire supposes a central control which is not the case - ooopppsss, not the way you'r thinking :P. Spain is free, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, you name it. Bosnia, Kosovo and some other conflict regions were asked by the United Nations. Some countries let them use the facilities to be protected in case of a war with Russia or China. Most of the map could be drawn 60 years ago at the end of WWII. If they were given the option, they would never leave the homeland, ask Bosnian what happened then ...

Personally, I would like to see American forces removed from British soil all the best urban