Yeah, we can chase our tail around the world or be a third world nation. Those are your options? Strong countries don’t our resources down ratholes in shitholes.
My son served in the middle east and I was a critic even before that. The boots on the ground know when a war is just or not. And i have seen number of idiotic unjust military actions by several presidents in my lifetime. So i need someone to explain why the world needs a traffic cop and it happens to be us.
That is exactly correct. A whole lot of FReepers need to carefully consider who they prefer as “world’s policeman” as SOMEONE will fill the vacuum if it is allowed to develop.