I will just say this to Mr.Vegasguy:
Most Europeans — no, most everyone around the world — I’ve had the pleasure to deal with can easily distinguish between an American and the American government. As much as I have travelled, there are many good people all over this planet who detest those in Washington, DC, but treat me with friendship and respect.
We Americans live in a strange paradox at times. The world looks to us for help with their needs as the last superpower who can do anything for them… then they will turn around and accuse us of being imperialist. Whatever.
If you want to call America imperialistic fine. But when North Korea goes after someone… when China wakes up and starts to prowl… when Iran invades a neighbor… when bombs go off in Paris or Madrid or Rome… are you ready to go it alone?