[Semper]

Washington's legitimate authority is only to defend the United States.

Defending the United States has long ago progressed beyond ignoring what is going on in other parts of the world. If you wait until a problem gets to your borders, the damage will be much more severe (See England and France circa WWII).

[varon]

If you wait until a problem gets to your borders, the damage will be much more severe ...

We have and it is!