Trump is right. It’s almost laughable to hear talking heads criticize Trump for his Syria decision telling us that it’s in our “national interest” to keep our troops there when we have people trying to storm our borders.
I think the correct attitude to have is that we will only be a ‘police-force’ if someone pays us do that kind of work. Beyond that, we storm enemies at war, and deliver massive relief to disaster victims for a limited period of time. That should be our core beliefs. I’m sorry that Bush and Obama dragged us into so many police-actions but it’s not our business.