Could America have taken over the World after World War 2? Should they have?

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ArnoldRimmer said:
America DID take over the world after WW2.

America has been THE profiteer of both world wars.

it almost seems like they've adopted a "world war strategy":
1. Initially, completely stay out of the conflict
2. Wait until the fighting parties have mutually ruined themselves
3. When all the key players are already mostly lying on the ground, find a reason for entering the war
4. No longer being faced with any significant military risistance, it's easy to force US will on pretty much all sides in the conflict
5. Exit the war as the big war profiteer, with hardly any losses
6. Fool later generations with endless amounts of Hollywood movies which give the impression that the US somehow was THE main force in the war, despite the US actually hardly even being involved (only about 0.7% of WW2 casualties were americans)

It's a pretty good strategy. Certainly a better one than:

1. Start a world war.
2. Lose.

@OP: You always ask the weirdest shit, spurge. Your head is one scary place.