"The White Man's Burden"

I think that Rudyard Kipling meant that "the White Man's Burden" was to rule over land and encourage cultural development. As I read the analysis it seems that Kipling viewed non-European culture as childish and demonic. I agree that Kipling was trying to say that, but I think he's wrong in all aspects in thinking that non-European culture childish and demonic.
As years go by the U.S remains imperialistic till this day. A great example of the United States of America being imperialistic is the war going on in Iraq. The U.S wants to take over Iraq and make it a democracy while Iraq doesn't want to. Seeing the war thats going on it seems that even after 100 years, we are living "the White Man Burden".