Which is it?
Yes. As time goes by and I feel I have a clearer image of "The Big Picture" the more of an isolationist I become. The idea that our armed forces are being used to depose recognized foreign leaders on what can only be described as a whim scares me greatly.
Afghanistan I can understand, they attacked us. Iraq I can still justify in some way, because they threatened us and aided our enemies. Also, we were able to lure great numbers of Al Qaeda to Iraq and kill them, a task which is infinitely more complicated in Afghanistan.
But the list goes on, seemingly ever expanding. We attack Pakistan, our reluctant ally, who helps us out of fear and betrays and robs us any chance they get. Yet we pour billions into their country and still call them friend because we can not get out of Afghanistan. We bomb Yemen and Somalia, not because their governments have attacked us but because terrorists from those countries have taken advantage of our shoddy and schizophrenic security at home. We make Libya an ally, establish diplomatic relations and trade, invest in their industry, welcome their terrorist leader with a hearty handshake and a promise that all is forgiven. Then when a bunch of disaffected protesters in a distant town are suppressed we turn on our newly minted friend and begin to destroy his military and target him for assassination. Why? Because he didn't immediately abdicate power.
Who will we attack next? What dictator, king, or President-for-Life can rest easy, not knowing who the next U.N. mandate will be against? Zimbabwe? Belarus? Myanmar? Venezuela? How many No-Fly-Zone-Regime-Changes under a U.N. flag will NATO enforce? What have we become?