> That worked out great in Lebanon during the Reagan administration. /s <
You beat me to it. That was the exact example I was going to cite.
For some reason, modern American presidents seem to think we must be involved in everything, everywhere. And damn the cost in dollars and blood.
As you noted, even my hero Ronald Reagan fell to that temptation.
It must be said that one modern American president actively resisted that siren call. And that president was Donald Trump.
What other country is run by its "donor class"?
What other country even HAS a "donor class"?
Me too. From the moment I saw the headline.