one thought...

should we really be in darfur, and zimbabwe, congo... where does that end? should we really invade iran? they're oppressed.

thailand's sex trade ruins thousands of young children every year. invade?

economic mismanagement in the philipines has led to rampant poverty and terrorism. invade?

we did that in iraq and afghanistan. it's a bad idea.

ok, yes. we have the greatest economy on earth. and no, i'm not opposed to the idea of simply whacking the tyrants and madmen, but american history has been one long case of drastic interference in the affairs of other countries, and it has not often ended well.

when you interfere in the direction a country takes, there's an implied responsibility being assumed for the direction they take.

and you may call me an assh*le but here's my response to all of it;

socio-economic darwinism. we get all pissed when the gov't bails out failing auto companies, but say we should bail out failing NATIONS.

let them fail. let them be eaten by their better-managed neighbors, just as has always happened through human history.