So far, not so sorry.(The Sorrows of Empire - book review)(Book Review)

The Sorrows of Empire By Chalmers Johnson Metropolitan Books US$25

After the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the only remaining superpower decided not to live in peace. Instead, the United States has chosen to strengthen its position as the biggest military machine in history, despite the world's disgust with Washington's increasingly imposing weight. So concludes Chalmers Johnson, a specialist in Far Eastern affairs, in his latest work, The Sorrows of Empire.

Before the Sept. 11 attacks, Johnson writes, the United States had 725 military bases scattered ar