history repeats itself.so is it nit true that america is repeatin wht the british did in the past?

Question

i mean by conquerin countries or atleast tryin to do so .

Answer 1

If America were a conquering nation, why do we not own Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Germany, Spain, the Pacific Islands, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Haiti? We have fought wars in each of these countries, not to mention France, Italy, and England. If we are Imperialists, why aren't the fore mentioned countries governed by Americans? Why are they not colonies? Why do we not control each and every aspect of each of these countries? Because America is not now, nor ever has been a conquering nation. America has never been an Imperialist country. America fights wars only when it has to, this has been true throughout our history. We had no reason to fight Japan, until Japan attacked. We had no reason to fight Germany, until Germany declared war. We had no reason to fight in Korea, until our ally, South Korea was attacked. If America is an Imperialist conquering nation, then we are the most STUPID in the history of the world. For the simple reason is that we gave back everything we took.....does ANYBODY know history any more???

Answer 2

Every era has its ruling empire.
The Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Muslims, the Ottomans, the British and now United States.

I don't think the US is really conquering. That's just how it happened.

Around the time of the first world war, Europe set about colonizing African and Eastern countries (Uk -and Germany?- took S. Africa, the French got Tunisia, Italy colonized Lybia, Israel+Jordan+Iran+Iraq went to the British...)
Meanwhile the Russians were controlling the Baltic countries (Moldova, Polin, Latvia...)

That's just a small example. Some countries conquer, while others colonize, but there's usually a dominant empire.
So in that sense, you're right- the US is trying to colonize and bring things to order in war-havocked places.

Yeah, we're talking about Iraq.

Answer 3

I'm British.

Don't forget this time we are doing it together. We've teamed up!

I think what we've been doing in Iraq is wrong, like the Empire I think that we hoped we would make money out of it. Actually Iraq is costing us money.

Ironically Empire is not a particularly good way to 'run the world', President Bush (amazingly) has not understood that a strong American economy guarantees American power far better than using the military.

Hopefully when Bush goes America will move away from the Empire model. Britain would probably then do the same.

Answer 4

I don't think so and here's why.

If you look at American history, you see that we are nearly isolationist in ideals. We typically don't force our culture on anyone nor do we make attempts to colonize places. We have a tendency to withdraw from places than stay. There are no US flags flying over other countries and no other countries owe allegiance to us. I say that to demonstrate that we are impatient and often times clumsey.

The Brits, on the other hand, are "bull dogs". They have a history of colonial rule and are therefore more apt to hang in there and fight things out, work things out, and stay to help support other countries.

I have all the respect in the world for the Brits and truly feel that we could learn from them and NEED to learn from them. In relation to world history, we are just pups in the big scheme of things.

We aren't good at colonization because that's not our focus. Fight big and get out is how we have always fought. We wouldn't be very good at colonization and the American people won't stand for it. We have been fighting in Iraq for going on 4 years and the American people are already impatient. The Brits fought in Malaya for 12 years and the people understood.

That's one of the big differences between us.

Answer 5

No. The British empire grew mostly almost by accident, driven by a wish to trade and to protect that trade. The motives for being in Afghanistan and Iraq are quite different. Curiously, it is not generally realised that the USA is a colonial power.

Answer 6

Not really, no. Instead, I think the US government is trying to be the world police and tell others how to live but not to conquer. Instead, I think the government simply wants to meddle and manipulate without the reponsibility you would have for a subject country.

In the end, a lot of it has always been to distract the public from the terrible job the government is doing. That's been going on at least since Kennedy and Vietnam.

Answer 7

We aren't conquering countries and putting them under our tyrannical rule. The countries we have defeated we have set free.Why pick on the U.S. and Britain? There were plenty of other countries that were the aggressors. Take a look at a good world history book and illuminate your mind.

Answer 8

No in fact it is the isolationism of Americans that is the problem
people are reaching positions of power that have little or no knowledge of other countries.

Answer 9

oh dam cool
i being the citizen of us can say that this is true
i think they r trying to do the foolish act but
the citizens are not