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Would you rather have a world full of homicidal dictator-run countries, or full of USAs and Canadas?
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For starters, I'd rather live in a world where countries are free to govern themselves as they see fit. If the people want a dictator, so be it. If the people want a democracy, so be it. I'd rather live in a world where everyone minds their own business and does whats best for themselves domestically instead of governments wasting their time in overseas policy and forgetting about their own populations. Let different peoples with different cultures make their own decisions, fight their own battles, and choose their own destinies. Not my country, not my problem. Its up to individuals to make peace with each other, not governments. You could throw a thousand peace accords at some warring factions, and the second they signed them, they'd start killing each other again. So what's the damn point of us getting involved in socially backward nations??? Look at Somalia or Vietnam. It was just another waste of our time, and more and more Americans die for people who either hate us or don't give a shit. We would have more luck trying to initiate a peace accord with a brick wall - at least you KNOW the wall won't start killing people.
And before I'm ostricsized for saying this, allow me to make one point clear - YES, I KNOW THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. YES, THERE WILL STILL BE HOSTILITY. AND THAT IS WHAT THE MILITARY IS FOR, DEFENDING YOUR COUNTRY'S BORDERS, NOT YOUR BUSINESS INTERESTS IN OTHER NATIONS HALFWAY AROUND THE GLOBE. AND NO, I AM NOT AGAINST FOREIGN POLICY OR HAVING ALLIES TO AID YOUR DEFENSE.