Thanks to Blog Left for pointing out this articleby Eric Hobsbawm over at the Guardian. The primary point of the article is that in the abscense of any other single superpower, America is making half-assed attempts at empire building. Hobsbawm also questions how other nations will respond to American militarism as well as what other external and internal variables might limit it. Well, that’s a gross simplification of the article so head over there and read it for yourself.