Originally Posted by Chan

Of course, maybe the United States needs to take a closer look at how it uses its military. There is no "national interest" in interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. We should follow the wisdom of the founding fathers and not send our troops all over the world to fight battles that really have nothing to do with us (Bosnia and Rwanda come to mind, as well as the first Gulf War, Viet Nam, Korea...). As it is, 9/11 happened as a consequence of our interfering in the internal affiars of the Middle East since the 1950s (the consequence being retaliation).