> I'm afraid you have an excessively generous evaluation of the American
> collective political mind. Imperialism isn't all that unpopular, as long as
> it's reasonably successful and not too deadly (for Americans). I hope I'm
> wrong, but I don't think I am.
>
> Doug
>
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Public opinion on imperialism may be exactly as you say - at least, I think the underlying assumptions of US supremacy remain intact. However, both the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq are deeply unpopular. In addition, I detect no enthusiasm for an attack on Iran. To that extent, the approval of Obama's hawkish cabinet probably doesn't reflect a positive feeling about the hawks' policies.