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Originally Posted by theking
To make it even simpler...the U.S. acts in...whatever...the current "inner circle of power" "perceives" to be in the national interest be it economic...geo politcal...geo positioning etc. The bottom line is "perceived" national interest. Lives saved or lives taken are of little import to the "perceived" better good...which is the national interest
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Good point. In the end we help those who we feel might benefit us in the future. If it were just about protecting innocents we would be in Somalia, Ethiopia and The Congo just to name a few.