Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Unravelling of US Empire

[tirebiter]

1. We may have interests but the US is not an empire

If we were the Philippines would at least be a territory for starters. In fact even more Pacific islands would be. Africa and the Middle East would have been ripe for picking after WWII but it was the policy of FDR, Truman and Eisenhower to just make sure that England did not get to restore their empire. Short of anti communist conflicts that was also the policy with France. In fact we went to war with England and France over the Suez Canal. We wanted a govt that was more western oriented but would not allow England to regain Iran. The Shah was supposed to be their SOB. At least that was their plan.
As far as Hawaii, didn’t the previous president of the US come from there? The one who has 97% approval of the party and Maize Hirono who was put forth Daniel Inouye a Japanese American war hero serves in Congress. Japanese Americans far outnumber Hawaiins and they are not leaving. Neither are the Chinese Americans and there are more of them.
Puerto Rico will become a state in a shorter time than Republicans would like and they will go back and forth between being a Democratic state and a swing state.
The Consortium article is wishful thinking by a Marxist lightweights.