[mindslight]

What is the difference between a financial empire, a military empire, and a resource empire (eg petrodollar) ? Each aspect reinforces the others. If the US didn't have the military, it couldn't enforce financial laws outside of its borders. If the US didn't have energy, it couldn't run its military. If the US didn't have a reserve currency, then it wouldn't be able to obtain as many resources.

[jakeinspace]

Without taking a moral/ethical stand, it really is an amazing thing how much subtle power the US government wields.

[orthecreedence]

The difference is we use debt and currency as the primary means of control and domination, as opposed to storming in and killing people. Obviously two sides of the same coin (empire) but different methods.