Compared with the grasping old imperialism of the past, America's ‘liberal imperialism’ pursues far different, and more ambitious, goals. It aims to instill democracy in lands that have known tyranny, in the hope that doing so will short-circuit terrorism, military aggression, and weapons proliferation.

Keywords:
George, Bush, United States, imperialism, Philippines, Haiti, Nicaragua, Balkans, Britain, Afghanistan
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