The United States of America is the most powerful country in the world. With this power comes great influence and responsibility. How we use this influence is a good question. It can be seen everyday in the form of military presence, trade, economic issues, and numerous other interactions.
America has become sort of a police force for the world. Whenever something troublesome goes on in another country, America is right there to regulate. The Vietnam conflict was a perfect example of such force. War was never declared, but the United States was right there helping the South Vietnamese get out of trouble. Unfortunately, this cost thousands of American lives. Our involvement in Croatia, Somalia, Kuwait and countless other countries has been motivated by the need to help defenseless nations. These are all noble causes, but at what expense? Most agree that Vietnam was overstepping our boundaries, but in most cases America is making the right decisions. Time and time again......
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