Soft power is all about making the other guy want what we want him to want. We had a good amount before we went into Iraq. Now? Eh, not so much.

In 1775, the British Empire stretched from India to Persia to Central America. What if they had a "one Britain" policy like what China has today?

How the US fucked up in Falluja. Well, we pretty much fucked up when the neo-cons said the post-war would be easy.