didn't you already post a thread like this a while back???  whatever.  I don't think that The United States fits the description of an empire mostly because an empire rules with absolute power which is completely contrary to the constitution which is what this country is built on.   

if The United States government can be challenged, which happens a lot, then it is not an empire.

Yup, and some sort of fascist idolation of your leader (you already have a fascistoid idolation of your country already, so you're nearly there!)

What is it then BW?

Nope, not even close to an empire.

more like a big fat buncha states

And i did say "kickass infantry formation".

The marine infantry are good, but they wildly storm beaches and duck for cover and all, they don't have that typical "undisputed owner of the field" formation..

Marines are just men with equipment, not even standing in a specific way, too?

> [TI] ZoZferatu [Pw9] wrote:

> Marines are just men with equipment, not even standing in a specific way, too?

Huh? Fire team formations are very tactical, there are a large amounts of different formations.

Echelon, Wedge, Offset to name a few.

We spend countless hours doing Drill which is meant to exercise small unit cohesion and movement tactics, we all move as one unit.

It's a tactic adopted from the Spartans, many of modern day unit tactics are.

> lmperial wrote:

> > [TI] ZoZferatu [Pw9] wrote:

> Marines are just men with equipment, not even standing in a specific way, too?

Huh? Fire team formations are very tactical, there are a large amounts of different formations.

Echelon, Wedge, Offset to name a few.

We spend countless hours doing Drill which is meant to exercise small unit cohesion and movement tactics, we all move as one unit.

It's a tactic adopted from the Spartans, many of modern day unit tactics are.

Thank you for providing the exact comment I'd have on your remark regarding the phalanx, tortuga and carr

@ Zoz, if i go with your logic then NO empire was an Empire, the Romans, the British, the Greeks (After Macedonian unification, and just about every major empire has adopted tactics from the Spartans, they were a unique pioneer in warfare.

@ Black_Wing

No doubt the U.S. Marine is a basic rifleman, but he has a world-renown reputation, which is what i was trying to point out a "Marine" is an infantry type, a "U.S. Marine", is a different cat of a game altogether.

There are plenty of units, and formations that are superior the to basic U.S. Marine.

For instance a U.S. Marine Recon Ranger <= Wicked sick bloodthirsty freak.
U.S. Scout Sniper <---- Some of the best Snipers EVER, Ex. GySgt. Hathcock - 91 Confirmed Kills, Vietnam, more then ever recorded. - Some event of the movie Enemy at the Gates were in fact based off him, and the novel "Sniper", as were the movies "Sniper" Series.

Rangers

Green Berets

The problem is your asking for a solution to a square problem in a world of circle, formations, while still present don't signfly a nations imperialistic might, as lets say a specific piece of equipment, or tech.

> [TI] ZoZferatu [Pw9] wrote:

> avo:

Oh, sorry, then the redcoats of the british imperial army were actually standing in a circle. My bad.

the british may have also used the formation, but obviously its french in origin..

> sKoE )= wrote:

> > The U.S. is the sole remaining Super Power with influence that stretch the world wide.

Erm, no. But i would say its one of, if not the, influential countries at this point of time. Its also the most hated.
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I agree with what he said.  The United States is the last great Super Power.  It is the leader of the world.  Everything that happens in the United States affects the world dramatically. It's economy, cultural trends, technology, and even famous persons.  everything the US does it leads the way for the rest of the world