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Originally Posted by Tribesman

And you somehow think that they are not?
Oh dear your education seems to be completely lacking.
Where would you like to start, Saudi arabia or Afghanistan? Pakistan or Yemen maybe?
Its a simple thing which you can't grasp, if you support dictatorships and fund terrorists they will inevitably turn round and bite your arse when you ain't looking, when they do turn round and bite you you are an accesory to the attack because you set up the rabid dogs to bite people in the first place.

There is wisdom in those words. Everything the United States does in the form of hegemony has effects and reactions. Some intended and some unintended. With the short sightedness of the American culture, our foreign policy often does not go deeper than what is good for us now -- ignoring the consequences in the future.