And that country is now the mirror-image of the colonial empire we fought to overthrow to found it.

We ourselves have become nothing more than what Britain once was--a greedy, bloated, bloodthirsty empire.

That doesn't say much for us, IMO. Especially considering the potential we've squandered, because we could have been so very much more than that with our democratic traditions, our resources, and what essentially is, I believe, a deep desire to be generous and fair.