Why does the US insist on policing other countries?
467187
The US has an answer for every problem that can crop up. We pay specialists to sit around dreaming up problems with world currencies, just so we will have the answer, if and when that problem should come up. So the short answer is, we police the world because we have the means, the motive and the opportunity...
38696
look, its simple...if you dont like to get hurt then dont hurt other people in the first place....the americans are ones who always attack other countries....there is SO many countries i can name like iraq,japan ,veitnam,afghanistan,and the list goes on,...i hope one day some powerful country will invade america and we'll see if they enjoy being occupied and attacked.
625487
Might makes right. And the US is the wealthiest and most militarily powerful nation at the moment, so the US gets to make the rules for everyone else.\n\nEspecially nations that have natural resources our largest industries/corporations want to control.
174036
The U.S.A. is not the World Police.\nThe Iraq War by itself has stretched the Army's capacity to\nthe breaking point.I don't think the U.S. should even be\nthere to the extent that it is. Like it or not,most countries in the world have different cultures/values and\nattemting to convert them to Western standards wouldn't be looked upon kindly.
930236
Spied upon? The US must maintain a due diligence against all enemies foreign and domestic. We thus must allow law enforcement certain privileges to protect all of us. If you aren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about.
771895
they're basically jealous.  america is powerful, for some reason the rest of the world cannot separate the people from the govt.  and they don't like our govt.
142603
Global hegemony makes us a target from terrorism.  If you want more terrorist attacks, then by all means invade sovereign nations for no real reason.  However, if you actually want to keep our country safe, it's probably best to keep our heads down.
996981
The US government's foreign policy dictates that democracy be spread around the world.  The World Court did try and hold the US for war crimes.  The US told the world court to 'stick it'.  I believe it was Colin Powell they wanted to try.\n\nIf you don't like democracy.  Good for you.  Just stay out of the US.  Thank you.
579826
Yes there is Walt. The middle east. they have been at Holy War for thousands of years. Maybe not thousands but more than 500 years. The USA does not Police the world, we merely keep OUR interests protected. If you dont like it..too bad for you. Maybe you should do something else than watch America. Is it YOUR job to POLICE America now Walt?
937372
It has stiffed the US's power.  Nearly every nation fears following the US on any initiative.  Hence we have genocide in Africa while the world watches and the US stands alone trying to drum up support for the African people.
687761
I feel America does not want to control territory as such.It only wants to maintain its supremacy and balance of world power.Controlling new territories is not good for the USA instead it is troublesome for them to hold on to foreign countries.
672995
It beats me because that what I would do or any American if a foreign government came to down trying to shove their rules down our throat.  America should clean up it's own back yard before it tries to clean up someone Else's!
84344
The US is one of the most powerfull contries in the world. And with great power comes great responsibliy. The USA is just trying to make the world a better place, and they want to spread demcracy. The US does not mean any harm, there just trying to prevent nuclear war.
97335
to exploit it in full.\nhow can they make it a safe place by using force and weapons is a way only americans know, or don't wanna know.
1069846
America doesn't feel this way and would welcome ...please! ... responsible behavior from other countries. Thank you coalition of the willing.\nMuch of the rest of the world knows America will step up to the plate and handle the undesirable work of preserving freedom and security for all.\nThese countries profit from and exacerbate the world's problems and sit on their thumbs...or worse ...while America (and coalition) cleans up their messes.
1173380
Because US wants other independent countries be unarmed against some occupier countries like Israel and US.\nEven US doesn't want other countries achieve out new technologies for peaceful purposes, because they want others be dependent them for ever.\nUS and some western countries were/are arming Israel with a lot of WMDs including nukes and Israel has more than 250 nuclear warheads. Israel is real threat for its neighbors for more than 60 years. Israelis occupied Palestine and they are killing innocent people in their homes everyday.\nIf somebody /a country protest to Israel or US crimes, they calming it's a threat, because US and Israel are founded on Military base governments and protesters will make them some troubles.\nAs usual, they claiming other countries are threats, because they need some excuses for invading them for their benefits.
25463
During the Cold War, many countries relied on the protective umbrella offered by the US which included troops on the ground to ensure a commitment to defend our friends if attacked.  It did keep the peace.  Now that that particular threat is over it is not surprising that many countries wish to be far more independent.  Perhaps they had to like or lump US foreign policy then, but not now.  Only time will tell whether the world is really less dangerous, especially if there is little protective cooperation against terrorism.  I believe the US has that right.