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Originally posted by The_Dude
so, we're just gonna swoop into any sovereign nation where the people are anti-US ?
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If you take logic to the extreme, then yes, you should. That'd certainly be an effective (if very bloody) way of maintaining world dominance. It worked for the Roman Empire, so why not for the US Empire?
But personally, I'd prefer a more constructive way of solving problems than brute force. However, if there are countries where the *leaders* refuse to stop anti-American (and anti-Western) people from plotting terrorist acts, or are actually promoting such acts, then someone should do something about it. Sovereign nation or not, when your citizens are preparing to attack another country, or supporting people that attack, you are fully responsible for those actions. Either you stop them, or the country being targeted has to stop them, to prevent a potential massacre.
Remember, there's a difference between being "Anti-US" and supporting terrorist acts against the US. The former is perfectly okay, while the latter will get you in trouble, as it should.