"Too Bad They Ignored the Lessons of History"

In the new Foreign Policy Magazine, John B. Judis revives an interesting bit of history - America's flirtation with empire at the turn of the last century in Imperial Amnesia. Judis, by the way, is a senior editor for The new Republic and co-authored "The Emerging Democratic Majority" with Ruy Teixeira.

"The United States invaded a distant country to share the blessings of democracy. But after being welcomed as liberators, U.S. troops encountered a bloody insurrection. Sound familiar? Don’t think Iraq—think the Philippines and Mexico decades ago. U.S. President George W. Bush and his advisors have embarked on a historic mission to change the world. Too bad they ignored the lessons of history."