"The White Man's Burden"

The "white man's burden" is a poem based on imperialism. It was written based on the war of the U.S. trying to take control of the Philippines, this was during the Spanish-American war. It's a description on the task the white men are obligated to take in order to take action on the take over of other countries. I agree with the poem because it describes how the white people tried to take over weaker countries. America is still living the "white man's burden" today because even though America has won the war in Iraq, our armies still continue to take action towards their obligation on changing the Iraq government.