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Still pondering this..., but a few thoughts to outline:

As a nation, we are obligated to interact with other nations - both those who like and admire us and those who hate and despise us. We cannot live in complete isolation from other nations - but this does not mean that we have an obligation to change their point of view, or even acknowledge it when it is in the negative. Nor do we have an obligation to police the world or rescue the inhabitants of other nations from themselves.

The American Citizens have enough trouble as it is defending themselves against the machinations of their own government and the controlling corporate entities. We fought our war of independence - twice - and we may need to fight it a third time in the near future. There is no reason we should, by government decree, be insinuating ourselves into other people's business when they have the same brains, the same set of eyes, ears, arms, and legs, and the same ability to act as we do. If they want freedom and independence, then they need to change their form of government. If they want security, then they need to stand the hell up and secure themselves. If they ask us for help, then we may help them - provided they pay us for the expense required to provide that help.

For sixty-three years we have been the guardian of nations in Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean. We have spent untold trillions of dollars in this endeavor and lost irreplaceable lives in the effort. In return, we are called "imperialistic" and almost universally despised.

Imperialism is the system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages or in other words, the practice of extending the power, control or rule by a country over the political and economic life of areas outside its own borders which may be accomplished through military or other means, and particularly through colonialism.    ~ Wikipedia

The United States does not practice imperialism. There is not a single nation that we have won in conflict that we have failed to return to the people of that nation after the conflict. Invariably, we leave conquered nations better off than they were before the conflict, and we ALWAYS allow them to establish and run their own internal affairs in their own way.

The United States government unilaterally dispenses trillions of dollars in manpower, machinery, food, medicine and monetary aid to foreign nations and peoples, and the American people give privately with money, material and personnel through independent charities - yet for all of our largess, both public and private, we are labeled "the Great Satan."

We are without doubt the most compassionate and giving nation and people on earth and we are hated and despised all the more for it.

There are few people capable of accepting charity gracefully. I get that. Most will accept it only grudgingly, for one is often forced to accept their own failure to provide for themselves in the process. Still, to hold their inabilities against us for trying to improve their situation is simply not acceptable.

The United States government has no mandate for acting as a charity - either at home or abroad. This practice should be ended immediately. Individual Citizens can do whatever they like with their money, their time, and their lives - but the US government should be prohibited from such irresponsible misuse of public funds.

Likewise, we should close all of our overseas bases and present the host governments with a bill for past services and an estimate of future costs to be paid - in advance - if they wish for us to remain as their personal bodyguard.

The US Government should be prohibited, by law, from acting militarily against a foreign nation or peoples unless and until they have attacked our nation or peoples. Conversely, the US Government should be required to use the FULL FORCE and ability our military forces - without half or limited measures - whenever we are confronted with a direct attack. None of this pussy-footing around that gave us the quagmires of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Total force, complete and utter annihilation of the enemy, and then complete withdrawal from non-US territory. It would be a "don't mess with us" diplomacy. We are not nation builders, but if you attack us, we can and will certainly be nation destroyers.

Foreign nations who wish to be trade or security partners must be true partners.

If you wish to trade, then trade must be on an equal basis. If you do not buy as much from us as we buy from you, on a per capita basis perhaps, then you are not being equal. Import taxes will be imposed or we will find another partner. Likewise, if we do not buy as much from you as you buy from us, then your goods and services will be given import compensations.

If you are a security partner, then the full force and ability of your military must stand with us against all attackers, as ours will stand with you. None of this "200 troop" nonsense, or "we will only provide non-combat personnel" crap. You either stand with us - in full force - or you will stand alone. You do NOT want to stand against us.

For our generous and forgiving nature, the United States has been on the receiving end of a whole host of ill will and animosity. This has got to stop. If you want to view us as a negative force in the world, try doing all those things WE do for you, yourselves.

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