For all the loose talk of an “American empire,” the fact is that the US does not have colonies that it must administer, and thus has more freedom to maneuver than the UK did. And, surrounded by unthreatening countries and two oceans, it finds it far easier to protect itself.
在所有泛泛而谈的“美利坚帝国”论中，一个事实是美国并不拥有它必须管理的殖民地，因此拥有比英国更大的腾挪自由。此外，美国周边是没有威胁的邻国和两个大洋，保护自己要容易得多。