<span id="_user_furuhashi.1@osu.edu">Yoshie, </span><br>Thanks. I appreciate this and I learned from it. I am especially interested in your point about I.P. <br><br>But my original point was about relative control, past and present. of
U.S. rulers and owners over the international economy. I think your point about military cooperation comes closer to addressing my original question. <br><br>The statement of your finally paradox might lead to questions about inter-imperial rivalry.
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