Republican candidate Rick Santorum is keen to expand the "American Empire".
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0117/How-Rick-Santorum-and-America-can-be-exceptional-Avoid-empire
Like the English centuries ago, he feels it is his nation's destiny to bring Christianity to the heathen and, for their own good, to dominate the 95% of humanity outside of the homeland.
He seems unaware that the United States was founded in opposition to that very concept, declaring their own independence and freedom as fundamental rights. Why does he think the people of the rest of the world want anything less for themselves?
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