rogue49

The problem is Americans are pretty much isolated from the rest of the world.
They don't see other cultures, thus they don't care about other cultures.
All they care about is their own perspective.

That's why the Iraqis don't have to worry about us trying to make a colony.
Many Americans just want to go home to the U.S.
The don't want to be involved in other nations.
The only reason they attacked Iraq in the first place, is they saw it as a home-base for terrorists, a threat.
This was the same mentality that kept them initially out of two world wars.
However, one you DO get the U.S. involved, they will go full-board.
But sooner or later, you'll have your nation back in your own hands.
They don't want to keep it.
(I know the exception to this was back in the 1800's with Mexico)

But most Americans are very ego-centric.
Hell, some don't even care or know about the rest of the U.S.
My best friend, even though she's pretty intelligent,
has no real idea where I am now...I'm out of her world.

Americans now these days keep their borders firm, figuratively at least.
They are in their own little world, and even though they might talk about it,
getting to actually act on moving is a whole other matter.