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I would have intervened in almost everyone, with either an embargo or troops of our own or the support of troops indigenous to fight the bad guys.

The PEACE NAZIS dont believe in any of that. Unless it is a war against American Interests.

Well at least you guys are honest. Admitting you want to be global policemen and intervene almost everywhere. That is fine, but it is not conservative. It is certainly not small government conservative. It is Wilsonian liberalism. That kind of policy would require a huge military with huge military budgets and the loss of many lives. It would also make it nearly impossible for Americans to step outside our country without being a target. The rest of the world doesn't like us because they see us as trying to throw our weight around. It we were in all the places you want, then we would be even more despised. I don't doubt your motives, but the rest of the world would surely doubt ours. Don't you think all those countries you consider our "children" would balk at that characterizations and resent our acting as their "parent." It is not anti-American to think that that kind of attitude is patronizing and dangerous. Would you be OK with it if Canada decided it was our "parent" and that it was in our best interest to adopt universal health care? And it was their "moral obligation" to impose that on us by force of arms. Of course you would be outraged and rightly so. And don't respond by saying yeah but America can do it and Canada can't. That would be saying that might makes right, and I'm sure that is not what you are saying.