American Hegemony?

From the New York Times, here is George W. Bush Jr. last weekend, sounding 
much more like a nineteenth century 'great game' imperialist than a twentieth 
century 'we are the leaders of the free world' American hegemonist let alone a 
twenty first century Neo-Kautskyite who believes in the unity of interest 
among global capital:  In a comment unlikely to strengthen his friendships 
among America's European and  Asian allies, he said he was focusing on a 
regional accord so that "we can combine  in a common market so we can compete 
in the long term against the Far East and
Europe."