[Kevin]

I interviewed a gentleman in the administration at my school. He came to us after having worked at the UN for the US governement. He's an expert in foriegn affairs. He made an interesting comparison in the interview -- he compared the US to a new Rome.

Not Rome in terms of empire building and territory but Rome in terms of economics, influence and military power.

A very thought provoking comparison really. If we do indeed turn out to be the new Rome will our downfall be from becoming too spread out as well?

Kind of chilling.