Instead of a country where the leader subjugates its citizens through force and fear, the U.S. is a world leader that subjugates other countries through force and fear. That fear doesn't have to be military, by the way - the world should fear the power the U.S. has to bring down the world economy through market powers.
It's not quite analogous, but it's not far. Although let's be fair - while we can argue about the effectiveness and morality of drone-bombing everyone and their mother in the Middle East, it isn't for no reason.
