Yes. Its no coincidence that the US has more military force than the rest of the world combined. It is also the richest country in the world by far. What specific attribute causes this to be the case? Leadership? Intelligence? Your Education system? Its laughable and obvious when you understand the foundational means of projecting power and exploitation of the world at large. The ability to capture land, buold the country with slavery and then enslave the world by controling and indeed printing the world reserve asset is pivotal. There is no such thing as a free lunch and the US is overweight. It's a delicate game and it is coming to an end.