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Originally posted by Kadath
Lebell, I just want to point out that it was after (and because of) WWI that the US adopted a very isolationist policy that kept us from being involved in WWII, despite offering our neighbor the hose because his roof was on fire. Also, weren't the actions in Bosnia and Somalia railed fiercely against by people who claimed we shouldn't be sticking our nose in?
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Actually our isolationist tendencies go back further than WW1, but close enough.
And yes, there were those that said we shouldn't stick our noses in.
The point I was replying to was that while the US certainly acts in its own interest (like other nations) we also have been known to act out of compassion.