An empire is functionally distinct from a mere great power. If the United States adopts an imperial vocation, it will need to learn new ways to manage its national security challenges.
As the Bush Administration was busy bullying the UN Security Council into supporting its Iraq war resolution in the fall of 2002, the satirical newspaper The Onion ran a spoof headline: "Bush Seeks U.
There is much room for debate on the soundness of neoconservative policies. But a serious assessment of neocons and their role in the Bush Administration is a necessary starting point.
